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A visit to the Fields Cemetery ...


The location of the Fields Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Fields Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fields Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fields Cemetery

Lat:   36.6240°   (36° 37' 26")

Lon:   -78.4628°   (-78° 27' 46")

The Fields Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County<2>.

The county seat for Mecklenburg County is located in Boydton. Boydton lies just to the northeast of the Fields Cemetery .

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 Fields Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Mecklenburg 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 Fields Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fields Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fields Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Finchley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finchley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
      • Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Boydton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
      • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <4>
    • Jeffress
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
      • Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Mill Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Skipwith
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipwith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
      • Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Clarksville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
    • Cusco Willa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusco Willa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
      • Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Henrico
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
      • Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Shiny Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
      • Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Townsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Orgainville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orgainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
      • Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Averett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
      • Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Bullock
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
        • Bullock is located in Granville County (NC)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullock <4>
      • Rose Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
        • Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Chase City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Stovall
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stovall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
        • Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Palmer Springs
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
        • Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Dunns Corner
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
        • Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Nelson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
        • Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Drewry
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drewry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
        • Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
      • Union Level
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
        • Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Aarons Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
        • Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County

    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 Fields Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mecklenburg County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fields Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Fields Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fields Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Liberty Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
    • Bluestone Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bluestone Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluestone Cemetery
    • Skipwith Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Skipwith Family Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • The Skipwith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Prestwould Cemetery
      • Prestwould Planation Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skipwith Family Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Rehoboth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehoboth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehoboth Cemetery
    • Oakhurst Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakhurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakhurst Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakhurst Cemetery
    • State Line Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The State Line Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Line Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Burwell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burwell Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burwell Cemetery
    • Chandler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Union Chapel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
      • Easters Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Easters Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easters Cemetery
      • Ephesus Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ligon Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ligon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ligon Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ligon Cemetery
      • Friendship Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Buffalo Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Cemetery
      • Royster Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Royster Cemetery is located in Granville County (NC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royster Cemetery
      • Ebenezer Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Fields Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1500692  (Fields Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1500692 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Tungsten
      • County: Mecklenburg         Elev: 117
      • Location given for GNIS #1500692 (Fields Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

    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 Mecklenburg, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fields Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6240, Longitude: -78.4628       In this case, the coordinates for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.




 

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