A visit to the Childrey 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 Childrey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Childrey Cemetery:
36.9926, -78.9764
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Childrey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Childrey Cemetery is located in Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Childrey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Childrey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Childrey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Clover Bottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wickliff - Rush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Catawba Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Ellis Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Creek Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Millstone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Millstone Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone Cemetery
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
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- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- Crystal Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Crystal Hill Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill Cemetery
- Murphy Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Murphy Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Grove Cemetery
- Cub Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Cub Creek Cemetery is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Creek Cemetery
- Winns Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Winns Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winns Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Laurel Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Laurel Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Rodgers Chapel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whites Chapel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Whites Chapel Cemetery is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Childrey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Childrey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rabat
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Nathalie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookneal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loftis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Cody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
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- Leda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Aspenwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Abell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Hat Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Crystal Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rodden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Clays Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Gladys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Renan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Sign Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Phenix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Rough Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Mount Zion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Halifax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Banister Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Markham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Brutus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Chalk Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Java
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Westside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Clover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
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 Childrey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Childrey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Childrey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 Childrey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690107 (Childrey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690107 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nathalie
- Location given for Childrey Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.99264 Lon: -78.976403
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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 Halifax, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Childrey 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |