A visit to the Diamond 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 Diamond Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Diamond Cemetery:
37.6432, -79.5134
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Diamond Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Diamond Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Diamond Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Diamond Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Diamond Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Natural Bridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Tolley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- Glasgow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Salling Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- High Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The High Bridge Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge Cemetery
- Mt. Lidia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Lidia Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lidia Cemetery
- Falling Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Rapps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rapps Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapps Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Ponton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ponton Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponton Cemetery
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- Paxton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Cemetery
- Pullen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pullen Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen Cemetery
- Deacons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Deacons Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51912 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Diamond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Diamond Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Natural Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenlee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Fancy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Red Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Buffalo Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Rocky Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- East Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Buchanan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Salt Petre Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Springwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Kerrs Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Coleman Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Pedlar Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
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 Diamond Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockbridge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Diamond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buchanan
- Glasgow
- Lexington
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 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 Diamond Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockbridge 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 Diamond Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1482996 (Diamond Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482996 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: Rockbridge
- Est. Elev: 364 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Natural Bridge
- Location given for Diamond Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6431896 Lon: -79.5133711
- 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 Rockbridge, 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- Diamond 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. |