A visit to the Buck Mountain 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 Buck Mtn. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buck Mtn. Cemetery:
38.1546, -78.4806
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buck Mtn. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Buck Mtn. Cemetery is located in Albemarle County<2>.
The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies just to the south of the Buck Mtn. Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Buck Mtn. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buck Mtn. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49775 <5>
- Dunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Michie-Beddow Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Michie-Beddow Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Michie-Beddow Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michie-Beddow Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146080 <5>
- Garrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sinai Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai Cemetery
- Ivy Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ivy Creek Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Creek Cemetery
- Hildebrand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hildebrand Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Cemetery
- Holly Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holly Memorial Gardens is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Memorial Gardens
- Maple Grove Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Free Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Munday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Munday Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Maupin Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maupin Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin Family Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Chapman Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapman Grove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Grove Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Free Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Free Union Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Wetsel Family Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Buck Mtn. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buck Mtn. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Earlysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Advance Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Logan Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Hollymead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Jefferson Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Advance Mills Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Free Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Commonwealth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Rio
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Barracks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eastham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Amicus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Decca ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Ednam Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
- Huntington Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Rosena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Burnley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Quinque
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- University Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Charlottesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedarmere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Boonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
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 Buck Mtn. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albemarle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buck Mtn. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Buck Mtn. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Albemarle 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 Buck Mtn. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1675013 (Buck Mountain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1675013 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: Albemarle
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Earlysville
- Location given for Buck Mountain Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1545787 Lon: -78.4805672
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buck Mtn. 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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