A visit to the Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fitzgerald Cemetery:
36.9760, -77.7461
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fitzgerald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County<2>.
. Dinwiddie lies 11 miles [17.7 km]
<3> to the northeast of the Fitzgerald Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fitzgerald Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Fitzgerald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fitzgerald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Big Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Big Bethel Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bethel Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Cut Banks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cut Banks Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Banks Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Eleven Oaks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eleven Oaks Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Oaks Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Sapony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sapony Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapony Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Barner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Barner Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barner Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Galusha Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Galusha Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galusha Cemetery
- Bott Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bott Memorial Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bott Memorial Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Butterworth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Butterworth Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterworth 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 Fitzgerald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fitzgerald Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McKenney
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Darvills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Laird ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Dolphin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Alberta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Callaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Edgerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Wilsons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Dundas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Blackstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Totaro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Ammon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Rowanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Spainville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
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 Fitzgerald Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dinwiddie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fitzgerald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Fitzgerald Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie 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 Fitzgerald Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1466623 (Fitzgerald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1466623 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: Dinwiddie
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McKenney
- Location given for Fitzgerald Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.975982 Lon: -77.7461057
- 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 Dinwiddie, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fitzgerald 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |