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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Burch Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Burch Family Cemetery (FG ID #2588918)

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 Burch Family Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.9193°   (36° 55' 9")

Lon:   -79.2785°   (-79° 16' 42")

The Burch Family Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County<2>.

The county seat for Pittsylvania County is located in Chatham. Chatham lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Burch Family Cemetery .

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 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 Burch Family Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Pittsylvania 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 Burch Family 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 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burch Family Cemetery.

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

    • Chalk Level
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
      • Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Sonans
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
      • Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Markham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
      • Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Gretna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
    • Whittles
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
      • Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Whittles has also been known as:
      • Whittle's Depot
      • Whittle's Station
    • Transco Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
      • Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Java
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
      • Java is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Riceville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
      • Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Renan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
      • Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Brutus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brutus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
      • Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Lucks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
      • Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Chatham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Spring Garden
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
        • Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Cody
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
        • Cody is located in Halifax County
      • Weal
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
        • Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Henrys Mill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
        • Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Sign Rock
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
        • Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
      • Pittsville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
        • Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Hurt
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
        • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <5>
      • Altavista
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altavista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
        • Altavista is located in Campbell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <5>

    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 Burch Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pittsylvania County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burch Family 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 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Burch Family Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Fairview Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pines Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Pines Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pines Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Gretna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pines Cemetery
    • Whitethorn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitethorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitethorn Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitethorn Cemetery
    • Thomas Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Atkinson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkinson Cemetery
    • Chatham Burial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatham Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chatham Burial Park is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatham Burial Park
    • Hillcrest Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
    • Jones Family Farm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • County Line Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Line Cemetery is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
    • Mulberry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
    • New Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • New Prospect Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
      • Green Lawn Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lawn Cemetery
      • Weal Presbyterian Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chestnut Level Baptist Church Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • New Bethel Church Church of the Brethren
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Pullens Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • The Pullens Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pullens Cemetery
      • Green Hill Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Campbell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
      • Harris Homestead Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The Harris Homestead Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Homestead Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Weal.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Homestead Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408685 <1>
      • Ingram Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Halifax County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
      • Clover Bottom Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clover Bottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clover Bottom Cemetery is located in Halifax County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clover Bottom Cemetery

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

    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 Burch Family Cemetery:

    The official website for Pittsylvania County: www.pittgov.org/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pittsylvania, 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 Burch Family Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9193, Longitude: -79.2785    
    <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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