A visit to the Birch - Payne Family Graveyard ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Birch - Payne Family Graveyard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Birch - Payne Family Graveyard:
38.8976, -77.1569
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Birch - Payne Family Graveyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Birch - Payne Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County<2>.
The county seat for Arlington County is located in Arlington. Arlington lies just to the east southeast of the Birch - Payne Family Graveyard .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Birch - Payne Family Graveyard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Birch - Payne Family Graveyard, with the nearest first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Galloway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- The Falls Church Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Basil Halls Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calloway UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Calloway UMC Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway UMC Cemetery
- The Calloway UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calloway Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439423 <5>
- Hicks Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hicks Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Family Graveyard
- Birch - Campbell Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Birch Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Birch Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Family Graveyard
- King David Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- National Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ball - Carlin Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mills Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Family Graveyard
- Ball Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ball Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Family Graveyard
- Donaldson Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Harrison Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wunder Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marcey Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pelham Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pelham Family Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Family Cemetery
- Donaldson Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Chapel Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Birch - Payne Family Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Birch - Payne Family Graveyard, with the nearest first:
- Williamsburg Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Offutt Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Seven Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Salona Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Brandon Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- McLean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cherrydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Pimmit Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Idylwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Lake Barcroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Baileys Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Langley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Brookmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Dunn Loring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Merrifield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Glen Echo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tysons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Birch - Payne Family Graveyard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Arlington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Birch - Payne Family Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- McLean
- McLean lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Birch - Payne Family Graveyard.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McLean.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Birch - Payne Family Graveyard:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Arlington County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Birch - Payne Family Graveyard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1779109 (Birch-Payne Family Graveyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1779109 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Arlington
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Falls Church
- Location given for Birch-Payne Family Graveyard:
- Lat: 38.8976116 Lon: -77.1569242
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Arlington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Birch - Payne Family Graveyard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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