A visit to the Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery (FG ID #2187273)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery
Lat: 38.2800° (38° 16' 48")
Lon: -79.1361° (-79° 8' 9")
The cemetery is located in Augusta County<3>.
As an estimate, the Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Churchville.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crosby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crosby Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Schutterie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Lawn Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Memory Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Augusta County
- Cline Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cline Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cline Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Hunters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hunters Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Staunton City
- Old Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Chapel Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Thornrose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bells Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bells Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bells Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Landes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Landes Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- St. Michael's Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Click Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek Community Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Augusta Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hospital Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hospital Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hospital Cemetery is located in Staunton City
- Staunton National Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staunton National Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staunton National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Staunton National Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Zane Showker Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- DeVier Family Cemetery #1
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- DeVier Family Cemetery #2
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek Negro Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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]<2> of the Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Parnassus
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Churchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Solon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stokesville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Mount Crawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ottobine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Briery Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arbor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jolivue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Weyers Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fishersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
- Fishersville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <7>
- Coakley Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coakley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Hinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Augusta County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Dayton
- Dayton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dayton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Mount Crawford
- Mount Solon
- Staunton
- Staunton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Staunton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
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 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 Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Augusta County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2800, Longitude: -79.1361 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Augusta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |