A visit to the Cornerstone 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 Cornerstone Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cornerstone Cemetery:
37.5468, -78.3750
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cornerstone Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cornerstone Cemetery is located in Buckingham County<2>.
The county seat for Buckingham County is located in Buckingham. Buckingham lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Cornerstone Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cornerstone Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Cornerstone Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cornerstone Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Whitlock Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Gold Hill.
- The Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197478 <5>
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hanes Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Gold Mine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gold Mine Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Cemetery
- Mourning Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hendricks Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cornerstone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cornerstone Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gravel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Trents Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Dillwyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Guinea Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Trenton Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Arvonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buckingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Curdsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Andersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cotton Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- New Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Alcoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Sheppards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Mount Vinco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lakeside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Centenary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Toga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Glenmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Weber City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Nicholas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Fork Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Axtell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
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 Cornerstone Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buckingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cornerstone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckingham
- Cumberland
- Dillwyn
- Fork Union
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Cornerstone Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Buckingham 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 Cornerstone Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1501515 (Cornerstone Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1501515 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: Buckingham
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dillwyn
- Location given for Cornerstone Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5468147 Lon: -78.3749998
- 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 Buckingham, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cornerstone 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. |
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