A visit to the Custis Burying Ground ...
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 Custis Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Custis Burying Ground:
38.8782, -77.0744
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Custis Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Custis Burying Ground is located in Arlington County<2>.
The county seat for Arlington County is located in Arlington. Arlington lies just to the west of the Custis Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Custis Burying Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Custis Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Custis Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- St. Charles School Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Donaldson Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ball Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ball Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Family Graveyard
- Mills Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mills Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Family Graveyard
- Columbia Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shelley Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shelley Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley Graveyard
- Marcey Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wunder Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ball - Carlin Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Berry - Whitehead Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deuterman Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corbett Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lomax Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax Cemetery
- Donaldson Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pelham Family Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Family Cemetery
- Birch - Campbell Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hicks Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Family Graveyard
- Calloway UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Calloway UMC Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway UMC Cemetery
- The Calloway UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calloway Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439423 <5>
- Basil Halls Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Custis Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Custis Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Buckingham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Arlington Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Arlington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arlandria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Cherrydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Brandon Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Baileys Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Warwick Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Lake Barcroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Chinquapin Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Williamsburg Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Seven Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Burgundy Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brookmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- West Falls Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
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 Custis Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Arlington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Custis Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Custis Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Arlington 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 Custis Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1779113 (Custis Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1779113 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: Arlington
- Est. Elev: 45 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Washington West
- Location given for Custis Burying Ground:
- Lat: 38.8781676 Lon: -77.0744222
- 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 Arlington, 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 from Point A (ie- Custis Burying Ground) 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. |