A visit to the Fletcher 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 Fletcher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fletcher Cemetery:
37.5226, -79.1984
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Amherst County<2>.
The county seat for Amherst County is located in Amherst. Amherst lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Fletcher Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Fletcher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fletcher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- McIvor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McIvor Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Faulconer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Faulconer Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulconer Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gatewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gatewood Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood Cemetery
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Lynchburg Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lynchburg.
- The Old City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
- Old Lynchburg City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970115 <5>
- Burford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mead Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
- Rose Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Aid Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fletcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fletcher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Abert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Winesap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Pedlar Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Lavino Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Coleman Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Coolwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Boonsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Sweet Briar Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Woodbine Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Madison Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Allwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Waugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monitor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Joshua Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Sandidges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Forks of Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Cifax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
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 Fletcher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amherst County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fletcher 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 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 Fletcher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Amherst 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 Fletcher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1466702 (Fletcher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1466702 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: Amherst
- Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tobacco Row Mountain
- Location given for Fletcher Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5226401 Lon: -79.1983607
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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 Amherst, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fletcher 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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