A visit to the Drinkard 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 Drinkard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Drinkard Cemetery:
37.3635, -79.0745
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Drinkard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Drinkard Cemetery is located in Campbell County<2>.
The county seat for Campbell County is located in Rustburg. Rustburg lies just to the south southwest of the Drinkard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Drinkard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Drinkard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Drinkard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Feagans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Feagans Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagans Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Megginson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Megginson Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megginson Cemetery
- Falwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Falwell Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falwell Cemetery
- Falwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Falwell Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falwell Cemetery
- Burford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Arch Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arch Creek Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Creek Cemetery
- Mead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mead Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
- Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
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- Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Candler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Candler Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Old City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lynchburg.
- The Old City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
- Old Lynchburg City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970115 <5>
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Merryman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Merryman Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman Cemetery
- Perrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Perrow Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrow Cemetery
- Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Drinkard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Drinkard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Joshua Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Madison Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rustburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lawyers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Lavino Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Yellow Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Winesap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Spout Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Woodbine Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Powhatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Timberlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Mount Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Bedford Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Spring Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Boonsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Coolwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beckham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Abert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Gladys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sweet Briar Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Appomattox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walkers Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
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 Drinkard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Campbell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Drinkard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appomattox
- Lynchburg
- Rustburg
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 Drinkard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Campbell 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 Drinkard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1465957 (Drinkard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1465957 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: Campbell
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rustburg
- Location given for Drinkard Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3634769 Lon: -79.0744662
- 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 Campbell, 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- Drinkard 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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