A visit to the Clifton 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 Clifton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clifton Cemetery:
38.7676, -77.3744
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clifton Cemetery is located in Fairfax County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Clifton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Clifton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clifton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buckhall Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zoar Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zoar Cemetery
- Hixson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hixson Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixson Cemetery
- Jack & Lizzie Pearson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lee Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lee Chapel Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Chapel Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Hedges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hedges Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Fairfax Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairfax Memorial Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Memorial Park
- The Fairfax Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Calvary Memorial Park
- Fairfax Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50181 <5>
- Calvary Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fairfax City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairfax City Cemetery is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax City Cemetery
- The Fairfax City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfax Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50180 <5>
- Ball Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ball Family Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Family Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Manassas City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Cannon Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
- Sydenstricker Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsylvania Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pittsylvania Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsylvania Cemetery
- Brentsville Public Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Minnieville Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Gooding Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Clifton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clifton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buckhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Sideburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Yorkshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Yorkshire Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Manassas
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burke
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee-Hi Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Loch Lomond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Manassas Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- London Towne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Sudley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- West Gate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Iron Gate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Canova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Hunts Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Pender
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Bull Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Bataan Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Agnewville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Occoquan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chantilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Mantua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mantua is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Oakton
(8 miles [12.9 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 Clifton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clifton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centreville
- Fairfax
- Manassas
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 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 Clifton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fairfax 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 Clifton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1464986 (Clifton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1464986 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: Fairfax
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairfax
- Location given for Clifton Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7676144 Lon: -77.374431
- 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 Fairfax, 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- Clifton 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. |