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A visit to the Fort Hill Memorial Park ...

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 Ft. Hill Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Hill Memorial Park:

37.3754, -79.1792

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Hill Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Hill Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Ft. Hill Memorial Park.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Hill Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Old City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • Lynchburg Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilliam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
  • Candler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Candler Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler Cemetery
  • Burford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Burford Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
  • Falwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Falwell Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falwell Cemetery
  • Falwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Falwell Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falwell Cemetery
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
    • Dodson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
    • Megginson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Megginson Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megginson Cemetery
    • Scott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
    • Prebble Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Prebble Cemetery is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble Cemetery
    • Merryman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Merryman Cemetery is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman Cemetery
    • Drinkard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Drinkard Cemetery is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkard Cemetery
    • Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mead Cemetery is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Ft. Hill Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Hill Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Lynchburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Powhatan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Powhatan is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
  • Madison Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodbine Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
  • Timberlake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
  • Lawyers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
  • Lavino Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
  • Boonsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bedford Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
  • Mount Athos ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
  • Joshua Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Winesap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Winesap is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
    • Yellow Branch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
    • Rustburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Abert
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Abert is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
    • Bellevue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Bellevue is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Concord
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Coolwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
    • Coleman Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
    • Goode
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cifax
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 Ft. Hill Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Hill Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ft. Hill Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • 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 Ft. Hill Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1479572  (Fort Hill Memorial Park Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1479572 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
      • : Lynchburg (city)
      • Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lynchburg
      • Location given for Fort Hill Memorial Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.3754206     Lon: -79.179191
      • 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>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- Ft. Hill Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>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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