A visit to the Drivers 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 Drivers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Drivers Cemetery:
37.1457, -77.5869
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Drivers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Drivers Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County<2>.
. Dinwiddie lies just to the south of the Drivers Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Drivers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Drivers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188926 <5>
- Wittbuish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wittbuish Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittbuish Cemetery
- Ocran UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Sutherland.
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ocran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51509 <5>
- Olgers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Olgers Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olgers Cemetery
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Level Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Level Cemetery
- Ampy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ampy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampy Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Butterworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Butterworth Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterworth Cemetery
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- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Mt. Poole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Poole Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Poole Cemetery
- Dinwiddie Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dinwiddie Memorial Park is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dinwiddie Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50042 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor 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 Drivers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Drivers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sutherland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Grant Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Matoaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Laird ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Rowanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Ettrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ammon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Holly ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- McKenney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Derby ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Darvills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Winterpock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Wilsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
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 Drivers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dinwiddie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Drivers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Drivers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie 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 Drivers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1465959 (Drivers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1465959 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: Dinwiddie
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sutherland
- Location given for Drivers Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1457058 Lon: -77.5869335
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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 Dinwiddie, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Drivers 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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