A visit to the Craigs 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 Craigs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Craigs Cemetery:
38.2218, -77.8247
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Craigs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Craigs Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County<2>.
The county seat for Spotsylvania County is located in Spotsylvania. Spotsylvania lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Craigs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Craigs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Craigs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- True Light Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The True Light Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Light Cemetery
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Branch Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Branch Fork Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Fork Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
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- Rhoadesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhoadesville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoadesville Cemetery
- Little Mine Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mine Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mine Road Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Road Cemetery
- Pentecostal Evangelical Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zoar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Unionville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Unionville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Goodhope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
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]<3> of the Craigs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Craigs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paytes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
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- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Danton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Parker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vulcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Childs Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Margo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Rhoadesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holladay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- McHenry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Burr Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Todds Tavern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Brockroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Wilderness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Glenora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Post Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Grassland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- True Blue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Indian Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Lewiston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spotsylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dunavant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
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 Craigs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Spotsylvania County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Craigs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Craigs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Spotsylvania 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 Craigs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1740176 (Craigs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1740176 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: Spotsylvania
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belmont
- Location given for Craigs Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2217998 Lon: -77.8247161
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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 Spotsylvania, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Craigs 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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