A visit to the Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church 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 Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
38.4750, -78.9283
The Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<1>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies just to the east southeast of the Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weavers Mennonite Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Clinton Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blosser Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cromer Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bank Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arey Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Family Cemetery #1
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Green Mount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peak Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dry River Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fishback Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dayton Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
- Woodbine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beth-El Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Newtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edom Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brenneman Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Driver Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Erection
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coakley Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Harrisonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Linville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Singers Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ottobine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massanetta Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keezletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Briery Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Crawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daphna
(9 miles [14.5 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 Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Dayton
- Dayton lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dayton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Harrisonburg
- Mount Crawford
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 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 Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockingham 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 Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1491307 (Cooks Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1491307 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: Rockingham
- Est. Elev: 426 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgewater
- Location given for Cooks Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4745681 Lon: -78.928362
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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