A visit to the Diamond Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Diamond Hill Cemetery:
37.9204, -78.9120
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Diamond Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Diamond Hill Cemetery is located in Nelson County<2>.
. Lovingston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]
<3> to the south of the Diamond Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Diamond Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Diamond Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Diamond Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wintergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wintergreen Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintergreen Cemetery
- Adial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Adial Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial Cemetery
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ridgecrest Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Greenfield and Batesville. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Batesville.
- The Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50674 <5>
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990488 <5>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Jonesboro Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Jonesboro Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jonesboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jonesboro
- The Jonesboro Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jonesboro Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50836 <5>
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Waynesboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Waynesboro.
- Old Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Waynesboro City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Waynesboro City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Augusta Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Level Green Estate Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Memorial Gardens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Memorial Gardens
- The Oak Hill Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51478 <5>
- Bethlehem UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem UMC Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem UMC Cemetery
- The Bethlehem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49437 <5>
- Stevens Cove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Stevens Cove Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cove Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibson Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.
- Hunt Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hunt Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2652202 <5>
- Cove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Cove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
- The Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Wild Rose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wild Rose Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Diamond Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Diamond Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nellysford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lodebar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Sherando
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Adial
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Onan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Lyndhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Myndus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Lipscomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Durrett Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Tyro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Afton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Waynesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stuarts Draft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Massies Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Rockfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Faber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Covesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Batesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yancey Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Dooms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nelson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Diamond Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Lyndhurst
- Waynesboro
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 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nelson 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1482997 (Diamond Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482997 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: Nelson
- Est. Elev: 403 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sherando
- Location given for Diamond Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9204169 Lon: -78.9119675
- 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 Nelson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Diamond Hill 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Greenfield and Batesville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |