A visit to the Confederate 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 Confederate Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Confederate Cemetery:
37.0238, -77.4444
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Confederate Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County<2>.
. Dinwiddie lies just to the west northwest of the Confederate Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Confederate Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Confederate Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Confederate Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rowanta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowanta Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Peagram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Peagram Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peagram Cemetery
- Boisseau Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boisseau Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boisseau Cemetery
- Sappony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sappony Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappony Cemetery
- Ampy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ampy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampy Cemetery
- Hawkins Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bain Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bain Family Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Family Cemetery
- The Bain Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bain Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435981 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Bain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188926 <5>
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Wittbuish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wittbuish Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittbuish Cemetery
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Level Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Level Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Garys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Garys Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garys Cemetery
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Carraway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Carraway Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carraway Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Little Mount Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Little Mount Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount Cemetery
- Poplar Grove National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Confederate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Confederate Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rowanta
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Stony Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Derby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Sussex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Addison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jarratt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matoaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Yale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Colonial Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ettrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- McKenney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Braebrook Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Callaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Mason
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
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 Confederate Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dinwiddie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Confederate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Confederate Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie 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 Confederate Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1465167 (Confederate Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1465167 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: Dinwiddie
- Est. Elev: 41 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carson
- Location given for Confederate Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0237611 Lon: -77.4444255
- 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 Dinwiddie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Confederate 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. |