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A visit to the Furnace Cemetery ...

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 Furnace Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Furnace Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   38.7423°   (38° 44' 32")

Lon:   -78.5106°   (-78° 30' 38")

The Furnace Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County<2>.

The county seat for Shenandoah County is located in Woodstock. Woodstock lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Furnace Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Furnace Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Palmyra Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmyra Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmyra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
  • Old County Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old County Cemetery is located in Page County
  • Cedarwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Our Soldiers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Soldiers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Our Soldiers Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
  • Woods Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woods Chapel Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Page County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Page County
  • Rileyville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rileyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rileyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rileyville Cemetery is located in Page County
  • Union Forge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Forge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Forge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Forge Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
  • Mt. Jackson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Jackson Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Page County
  • Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
    • The Beahm's Chapel Cemetery is located in Page County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beahm's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Luray.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49373 <5>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
    • Grace Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
    • Valley Central Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Central Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley Central Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
    • Longs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Longs Cemetery is located in Page County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
    • Wakemans Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakemans Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wakemans Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wakemans Grove Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
    • Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Page County
    • Marshall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Page County
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Page County
    • Munch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Munch Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
    • Dry Run Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Run Cemetery
      • The Dry Run Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dry Run Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Seven Fountains
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #946395 <5>
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Furnace Cemetery.

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

  • Luray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimball
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimball. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Kimball is located in Page County
  • Edinburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rileyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Jackson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
    • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <6>
  • Willow Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
  • Leaksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
    • Leaksville is located in Page County
  • Rinkerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rinkerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
    • Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
  • Calvary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
    • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
  • Overall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
    • Overall is located in Warren County
  • Woodstock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • New Market
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Seven Fountains
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seven Fountains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
      • Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
    • Mount Clifton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
    • Stanley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <6>
    • Marksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Page County
    • Columbia Furnace
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
      • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
    • Bentonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Plains Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
      • Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
    • Dilbeck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dilbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
      • Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
    • Maurertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Limeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
      • Limeton is located in Warren County
    • Toms Brook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jerome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
    • Timberville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Basye - Bryce Mountain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Furnace Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shenandoah County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Furnace 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 professional and volunteer 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 Furnace Cemetery:

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 Furnace Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1483565  (Furnace Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1483565 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: Hamburg
    • County: Shenandoah         Elev: 357
    • Location given for GNIS #1483565 (Furnace Cemetery)

The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/

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 Shenandoah, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Furnace Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7423, Longitude: -78.5106       In this case, the coordinates for the Furnace Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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