A visit to the Carson 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 Carson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carson Cemetery:
37.3815, -79.0300
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carson Cemetery is located in Campbell County<2>.
The county seat for Campbell County is located in Rustburg. Rustburg lies just to the south southwest of the Carson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Carson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arch Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Arch Creek Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Creek Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Feagans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Feagans Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagans Cemetery
- Drinkard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Drinkard Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkard Cemetery
- Megginson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Megginson Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megginson Cemetery
- Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Falwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Falwell Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falwell Cemetery
- Falwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Falwell Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falwell Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Mead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mead Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
- Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- White Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Burford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Old City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- The Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lynchburg.
- The Old City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
- Old Lynchburg City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970115 <5>
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Candler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Candler Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Perrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Perrow Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrow Cemetery
- Torrence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Torrence Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrence Cemetery
- Rosser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rosser Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser Cemetery
- Rebecca Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rebecca Cemetery is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Carson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Joshua Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Madison Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rustburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Winesap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Lavino Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Coolwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Beckham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walkers Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Lawyers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Yellow Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Spring Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Appomattox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbine Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Powhatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Sweet Briar Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Timberlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Chap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Abert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Boonsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
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 Carson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Campbell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appomattox
- 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 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 Carson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Campbell 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 Carson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1464466 (Carson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1464466 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: Campbell
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kelly
- Location given for Carson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3815326 Lon: -79.0300211
- 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 Campbell, 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- Carson 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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