A visit to the Elys Ford 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 Elys Ford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elys Ford Cemetery:
38.3549, -77.6767
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elys Ford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elys Ford Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County<2>.
The county seat for Spotsylvania County is located in Spotsylvania. Spotsylvania lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Elys Ford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elys Ford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Elys Ford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elys Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Wilderness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wilderness Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Hartwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartwood Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Cemetery
- Embry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Embry Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embry Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Piney Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Piney Branch Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Branch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Piney Branch Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Todds Tavern.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320364 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Glen Haven Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Briggs - McDonald Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Pendleton Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berea Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Lael Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lael Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lael Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Pentecostal Evangelical Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goshen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elys Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elys Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dunavant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Wilderness
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Brockroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Storck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Todds Tavern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Stafford Lakes Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hartwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Cropp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Waverly Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Lignum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Burr Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Logan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Kellys Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spotsylvania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leavells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Falmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paytes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- McHenry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Fredericksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Grafton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Northridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
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 Elys Ford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Spotsylvania County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elys Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berea
- Falmouth
- Fredericksburg
- Spotsylvania
- Wilderness
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 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 Elys Ford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Spotsylvania 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 Elys Ford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1740182 (Elys Ford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1740182 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: Spotsylvania
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chancellorsville
- Location given for Elys Ford Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3548508 Lon: -77.6766567
- 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 Spotsylvania, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elys Ford 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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