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A visit to the Eastern 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 Eastern Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eastern Cemetery:

37.1235, -76.3322

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eastern Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

Open a Google Map centered on the Eastern Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Eastern Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eastern Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Emmaus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Poquoson City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
  • Carys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Carys Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • Hopkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Hopkins Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Hopson Gravesite
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Hopson Gravesite is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson Gravesite
  • New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Carver Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Carver Memorial Park is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Memorial Park
  • Parklawn Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Lincoln Park Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park Cemetery
  • Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Basset Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Basset Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basset Cemetery
    • Elmerton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Elmerton Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmerton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmerton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hampton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50140 <4>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Cemetery is located in Hampton.
      • The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Phoebus Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213068 <4>
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
    • Thornton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thornton Cemetery is located in Hampton.
      • The Thornton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zion African American Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Hampton National Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Hampton National Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hampton National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hampton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109413 <4>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Eastern Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eastern Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Poquoson
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Newgate Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
  • Buckroe Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
  • Yorkville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Yorkville is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Chapel Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
  • Pine Chapel Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
  • Hampton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Phoebus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Phoebus is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
  • Dare
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dare is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
  • Greenwood Farms
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
  • Aberdeen Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
  • Newport News
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bernard Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
    • Hilton Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
    • Red Hill Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
    • Achilles
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
    • Gloucester Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Yorktown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenwood Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
    • Rowes Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
    • Crab
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Crab is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
    • Lee Hall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall

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 Eastern Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eastern 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 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 Eastern Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • 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 Eastern Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1478532  (Eastern Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1478532 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
      • : Poquoson (city)
      • Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hampton
      • Location given for Eastern Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.1234773     Lon: -76.3321656
      • 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>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- Eastern Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>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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