A visit to the Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery (FG ID #1960052).
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 Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
37.6853, -79.8075
The Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Gala.
The cemetery is located in Botetourt County<2>.
The county seat for Botetourt County is located in Fincastle. Fincastle lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Haden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Haden Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden Cemetery
- Deisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Deisher Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deisher Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Rudisill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rudisill Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudisill Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Hooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hooks Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sunrise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Humphries Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Humphries Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphries Cemetery
- King Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McKalester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The McKalester Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKalester Cemetery
- Houseman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Houseman Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseman Cemetery
- Copps Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rapps Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rapps Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapps Cemetery
- Deacons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Deacons Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacons Cemetery
- Pullen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Pullen Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gala
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Strom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salt Petre Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Patch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Low Moor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oriskany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Springwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Buchanan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Griffith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lithia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Natural Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Botetourt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buchanan
- Buchanan lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buchanan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Clifton Forge
- Covington
- Fincastle
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 helpful 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 Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
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- 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 Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1960052
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Botetourt, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Galatia Presbyterian Church 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |