A visit to the Callaway - Steptoe 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 Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery:
37.3057, -79.2945
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Leftwich Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prebble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Prebble Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble Cemetery
- Terrace View Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Pike Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Whitten - Hogan Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pisgah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grange Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Virginia Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massie Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Massie Family Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massie Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Massie Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Forest.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484544 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Norwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Ft. Hill Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Merryman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Merryman Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Candler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Candler Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler Cemetery
- Lynchburg Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bedford Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Timberlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Powhatan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Lawyers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bellevue
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Goode
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Woodbine Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lowry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Cifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Rustburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Boonsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Lynch Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Lynchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lavino Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Altavista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Madison Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Coleman Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Abert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Waugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Huddleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hurt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <6>
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Winesap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
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 Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altavista
- Bedford
- Hurt
- Hurt lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hurt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Lynchburg
- Rustburg
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 Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1464261 (Callaway-Steptoe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1464261 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forest
- Location given for Callaway-Steptoe Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.305699 Lon: -79.2944702
- 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 Bedford, 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- Callaway - Steptoe 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |