A visit to the Fairfax Grave ...
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 Fairfax Grave ...
The Fairfax Grave is located in Fairfax County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Accotink UMC Cemetery
- The Accotink UMC Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink UMC Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Colmans Cemetery
- The Colmans Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmans Cemetery
- Devers / Tyler Family Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Lyles Family Cemetery
- The Lyles Family Cemetery is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Family Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Marbury Cemetery
- The Marbury Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #CH-54C <2>
- Metropolitan Cemetery
- The Metropolitan Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolitan Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
- Park Hill Cemetery
- The Park Hill Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill Cemetery
- Pohick Churchyard Cemetery
- Remey Tomb
- The Remey Tomb is located in Fairfax County
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- St. Charles Cemetery
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Schurtz Cemetery
- The Schurtz Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurtz Cemetery
- The Schurtz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242933 <3>
- Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Struder Family Cemetery
- Sydenstricker Methodist Cemetery
- Washington Family Tomb
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Fairfax Grave.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Accokeek
- Bennsville
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
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- Bryans Road
- Fort Hunt
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
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- Fort Washington
- Franconia
- Freedom Village
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Groveton
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County
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- Hybla Valley
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County
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- Indian Head
- Lorton
- Marbury
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marumsco Village
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Mount Vernon
- Newington
- Occoquan
- Penn Daw Village
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Pohick
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Pomonkey
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Potomac Heights
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Riverview Village
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- South Hampton Village
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Woodbridge
- Yates Village
- Yates Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Village
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 Fairfax Grave. The following communities are located in Fairfax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairfax Grave.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Fairfax Grave:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fairfax 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 Fairfax Grave:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1761427 (Fairfax Grave)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1761427 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: Fairfax
- Est. Elev: 39 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Belvoir
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fairfax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Fairfax Grave) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |