A visit to the Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cedar Grove Cemetery:
37.2946, -80.8717
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pearisburg. Pearisburg lies just to the east northeast of the Cedar Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Cedar Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cedar Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Hales Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hales Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Chapel Cemetery
- Beamer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beamer Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamer Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Woolwine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Woolwine Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwine Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Hare Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hare Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Cemetery
- Oakvale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakvale Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale Cemetery
- Thessalia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thessalia Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia Cemetery
- Wilburn Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Adair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Adair Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Walkers Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eatons Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peterstown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Tiller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Bivins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bivins Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivins Cemetery
- Shannon - King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mason French Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mason French Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason French Cemetery
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 Cedar Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cedar Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shumate
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
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- Willowton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Narrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thessalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Glen Lyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Oakvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Rich Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lurich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Elgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Bluff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Peterstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East River ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Poplar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Round Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Blake ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Pembroke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rocky Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Eggleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ballard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Cedar Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cedar Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mechanicsburg
- Pearisburg
- Princeton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cedar Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 Cedar Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1494539 (Cedar Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494539 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 519 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Narrows
- Location given for Cedar Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2945652 Lon: -80.8717447
- 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 Giles, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Grove 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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