A visit to the Blosser Family Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Blosser Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blosser Family Cemetery
Lat: 38.4321° (38° 25' 55")
Lon: -78.9228° (-78° 55' 22")
The Blosser Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<1>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies just to the east northeast of the Blosser Family Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the Blosser Family Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blosser Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fishback Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fishback Family Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fishback Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- The Fishback Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fishback Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Dayton.
- The Fishback Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dayton Baptist Church Cemetery
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Fishback Family Cemetery
- From the Blosser Family Cemetery to the Fishback Family Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thomas Family Cemetery #1
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Weavers Mennonite Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dayton Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pike Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Early Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockingham County Alms House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bank Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arey Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robert Farley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverdale Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Byerly Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Good Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mabel Memorial Presbyterian Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodbine Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodbine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
- Woodbine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beth-El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
- Newtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Blosser Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blosser Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dayton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coakley Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coakley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- New Erection
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harrisonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Crawford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North River
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Massanetta Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clover Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keezletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ottobine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goods Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Singers Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Briery Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weyers Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montevideo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Blosser Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blosser Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Dayton
- Harrisonburg
- Mount Crawford
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 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 Blosser Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockingham County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Blosser Family Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blosser Family Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4321, Longitude: -78.9228 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<5> | 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. |
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