A visit to the French 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 French Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the French Cemetery:
37.2060, -76.5275
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the French Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The French Cemetery is located in York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in Yorktown. Yorktown lies just to the north northeast of the French Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the French Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Yorktown National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Jackson Post Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cheesecake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Potters Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Potters Field Cemetery is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gloucester Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rosewell Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peninsula Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hopson Gravesite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopson Gravesite is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson Gravesite
- Hopkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Carys Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Cemetery
- Emmaus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Poquoson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
- Old Groves Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Abingdon Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lee Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Lackey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rochambeau Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Gloucester Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crab
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Red Hill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Dare
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Charles Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Yorkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Achilles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Ordinary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Country Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Newport News
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rowes Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Bernard Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newgate Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- White Marsh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- York View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Clay Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poquoson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roanes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Rushmere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Belroi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Hilton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
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 French Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gloucester Point
- Newport News
- Williamsburg
- Yorktown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 French Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to York 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 French Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1466885 (French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1466885 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: York
- Est. Elev: 14 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yorktown
- Location given for French Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2059784 Lon: -76.5274515
- 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 York, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- French 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. |