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A visit to the Branch Cemetery ...


We aren't confident of the location of the Branch Cemetery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


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 Branch Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Branch Cemetery has been estimated.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Branch Cemetery

Lat:   36.8849°   (36° 53' 5")

Lon:   -77.0655°   (-77° 3' 55")

The Branch Cemetery is located in Southampton County<2>.

The county seat for Southampton County is located in Courtland. Courtland lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Branch Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Branch Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Southampton 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 Branch Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Branch Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Berlin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Southampton County
    • Sebrell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
      • Sebrell is located in Southampton County
    • Wakefield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Wakefield is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <5>
    • Sedley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
      • Sedley is located in Southampton County
    • Doles Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
      • Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
    • Ivor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
      • Ivor is located in Southampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <5>
    • Waverly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
    • Courtland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Black Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Southampton County
    • Sussex
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
      • Sussex is located in Sussex County
    • Yale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Sussex County
    • Joyner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
      • Joyner is located in Southampton County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Vincent Grove
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
        • Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
      • Burdette
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
        • Burdette is located in Southampton County
      • Worrell
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
        • Worrell is located in Southampton County
      • Cypress Manor
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
        • Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
      • Hunterdale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
        • Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
      • Edgehill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
        • Edgehill is located in Southampton County
      • Zuni
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
        • Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Dendron
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Capron
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
        • Capron is located in Southampton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Walters
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
        • Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Carsley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
        • Carsley is located in Surry County
      • Watkins Corner
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
        • Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County
      • Handsom
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
        • Handsom is located in Southampton County
      • Franklin
        (16 miles [25.7 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 Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Southampton County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Branch Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Branch Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
    • Elam Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elam Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elam Cemetery
    • Butts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Butts Cemetery is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butts Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Millfield Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Easter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Easter Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easter Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Sebrell - Reese Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Scott Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Brittle Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Wakefield Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wakefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wakefield Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakefield Cemetery
      • Hickory Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Hill Cemetery
      • St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • McClenny Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McClenny Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
        • The McClenny Cemetery is located in Southampton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClenny Cemetery
      • Gay Family Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Stephenson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Gilfield Baptist Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ivor Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • The Ivor Cemetery is located in Southampton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivor Cemetery
      • Diggs Family Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Diggs Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
        • The Diggs Family Cemetery is located in Southampton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diggs Family Cemetery
      • Briggs / Davis / Johnson Family Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    The official website for Southampton County: www.southamptoncounty.org/

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Southampton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Branch Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8849, Longitude: -77.0655    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.




 

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