A visit to the Eggleston 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 Eggleston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eggleston Cemetery:
36.7599, -79.8000
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eggleston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eggleston Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Collinsville. Collinsville lies just to the west southwest of the Eggleston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eggleston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Eggleston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eggleston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jamison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Carver Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Roselawn Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Roselawn Burial Park is located in Martinsville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Burial Park
- Jamison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Snow Creek Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Snow Creek Memorial Gardens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Snow Creek Memorial Gardens is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Sydnorsville.
- The Snow Creek Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens
- Snow Creek Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977689 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Martinsville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bernard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bernard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Holcomb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Henry Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Henry Memorial Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Memorial Park
- Peoples Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis - Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martin - Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Brodie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brodie Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodie Cemetery
- Tench Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Tench Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tench 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 Eggleston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eggleston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leatherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Laurel Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Chatmoss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Fieldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Axton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Irisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Sydnorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Grady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Stanleytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Swansonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Henry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Horse Pasture
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Worlds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Laprades Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Prilliman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
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 Eggleston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eggleston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bassett
- Martinsville
- Sandy Level
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 Eggleston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Eggleston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1466199 (Eggleston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1466199 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Snow Creek
- Location given for Eggleston Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7598594 Lon: -79.8000358
- 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 Henry, 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 from Point A (ie- Eggleston 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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