A visit to the Boisseau Cemetery ...
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 Boisseau Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boisseau Cemetery:
36.9860, -77.5389
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boisseau Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boisseau Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County<2>.
. Dinwiddie lies just to the north northwest of the Boisseau Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Boisseau Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boisseau Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Bain Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bain Family Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Family Cemetery
- The Bain Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bain Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435981 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Bain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Peagram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Peagram Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peagram Cemetery
- Hawkins Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Galusha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Galusha Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galusha Cemetery
- Carraway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carraway Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carraway Cemetery
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Level Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Level Cemetery
- Sapony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sapony Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapony Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Barner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barner Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barner Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Bolster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bolster Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolster Cemetery
- Rideout Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rideout Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Cemetery
- Sappony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sappony Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappony Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Rowanta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowanta Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Boisseau Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boisseau Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Laird ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Rowanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Stony Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- McKenney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jarratt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Callaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Sutherland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sussex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Maitland Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Yale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Grant Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Dolphin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Mason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Matoaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Darvills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Totaro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Radium
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Grizzard
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ettrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
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 Boisseau Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dinwiddie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boisseau Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Boisseau Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie 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 Boisseau Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1463635 (Boisseau Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1463635 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: Dinwiddie
- Est. Elev: 55 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cherry Hill
- Location given for Boisseau Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.985983 Lon: -77.5388741
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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 Dinwiddie, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boisseau Cemetery) 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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