A visit to the Carter 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 Carter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carter Cemetery:
38.8346, -77.9164
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carter Cemetery is located in Fauquier County<2>.
The county seat for Fauquier County is located in Warrenton. Warrenton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Carter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Carter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Poorhouse Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Cemetery
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thumbn Run Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumbn Run Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Leeds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Leeds Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Calvary Gospel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Orlean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Orlean Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlean Cemetery
- Strother - Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hardscrabble Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble Cemetery
- Warrenton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warrenton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Warrenton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234000 <5>
- Georgetown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Front Royal.
- The Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howellsville Cemetery
- Howellsville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50702 <5>
- Solon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Solon Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Poplar Forks Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks Cemetery
- Buckland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Buckland Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
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 Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ada
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Delaplane
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Orlean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Markham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Zulla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Halfway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Turnbull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Frytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Broad Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Applewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Chester Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Amissville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Welbourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Happy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Jeffersonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Waterfall Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Landmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Carter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fauquier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Carter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fauquier 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 Carter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1464477 (Carter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1464477 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: Fauquier
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orlean
- Location given for Carter Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8345584 Lon: -77.9163842
- 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 Fauquier, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carter 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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