A visit to the Falling Spring 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 Falling Spring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Falling Spring Cemetery:
37.6851, -79.4498
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Falling Spring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Falling Spring Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Falling Spring Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Falling Spring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Falling Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glasgow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Salling Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Diamond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51912 <5>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Natural Bridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lexington City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Market Place Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50176 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lexington City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Presbyterian Cemetery
- Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158181 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Cemetery
- Tolley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- Old Monmouth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Old Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Monmouth Cemetery
- High Bridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The High Bridge Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mt. Moreland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moreland Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moreland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moreland Cemetery is located
- The Mt. Moreland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Moreland Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983694 <5>
- New Monmouth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The New Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Monmouth Cemetery
- Collierstown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Collierstown Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierstown Cemetery
- Pullen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Pullen Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen Cemetery
- Deacons Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Deacons Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons Cemetery
- Rapps Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Rapps Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapps Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Falling Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Falling Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buffalo Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Fancy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Greenlee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Red Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Natural Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Kerrs Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Rocky Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Waugh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Pleasant View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Allwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Forks of Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Pedlar Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
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 Falling Spring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockbridge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Falling Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buchanan
- Glasgow
- Lexington
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 helpful 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 Falling Spring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockbridge 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 Falling Spring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805979 (Falling Spring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805979 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: Rockbridge
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glasgow
- Location given for Falling Spring Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6851337 Lon: -79.4497589
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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 Rockbridge, 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- Falling Spring 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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