A visit to the Christian Aid 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 Christian Aid Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Christian Aid Cemetery:
37.5754, -79.0575
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Christian Aid Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Christian Aid Cemetery is located in Amherst County<2>.
The county seat for Amherst County is located in Amherst. Amherst lies just to the north northeast of the Christian Aid Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Christian Aid Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Christian Aid Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Christian Aid Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Amherst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Amherst Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amherst Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Amherst.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49232 <5>
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Faulconer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Faulconer Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulconer Cemetery
- Burford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Morriss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Morriss Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morriss Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- McIvor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McIvor Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Parr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Cash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Loving Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Loving Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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] of the Christian Aid Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Christian Aid Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Amherst
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sweet Briar Station
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Coolwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Monitor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- New Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Winesap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Sandidges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Walkers Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Lowesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lavino Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Madison Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Joshua Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Beckham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Buffalo Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Allwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pedlar Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Abert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Gladstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colleen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Forks of Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Lynchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Bent Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
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 Christian Aid Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amherst County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Christian Aid 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 Christian Aid Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Amherst 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 Christian Aid Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1464887 (Christian Aid Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1464887 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: Amherst
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amherst
- Location given for Christian Aid Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5754191 Lon: -79.0575245
- 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 Amherst, 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- Christian Aid 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. |