A visit to the Galloway 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 Galloway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Galloway Cemetery:
38.8787, -77.1741
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Galloway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Galloway Cemetery is located in Fairfax County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Galloway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Galloway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- King David Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- National Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Birch - Payne Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Falls Presbyterian Church
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Phillips Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ball - Carlin Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Basil Halls Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calloway UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Calloway UMC Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway UMC Cemetery
- The Calloway UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calloway Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439423 <5>
- Hicks Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hicks Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Family Graveyard
- Winslow - Whiting - Wilson Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Birch Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Birch Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Family Graveyard
- Minor Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Minor Family Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Family Cemetery
- Annandale UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shelley Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shelley Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley Graveyard
- Mills Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mills Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Family Graveyard
- Ball Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ball Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Family Graveyard
- Donaldson Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Harrison Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wunder Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marcey Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pelham Family Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Family Cemetery
- Birch - Campbell Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Chapel Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Galloway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Galloway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jefferson Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Falls Church
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Seven Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Offutt Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Lake Barcroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Pimmit Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Williamsburg Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Idylwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Dunn Loring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Merrifield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Annandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baileys Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Brandon Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- McLean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mantua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mantua is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Fairfax Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Hills
- Lincolnia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Arlington Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Salona Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Ash Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Tysons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Galloway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Galloway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Galloway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fairfax 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 Galloway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1778858 (Galloway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1778858 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: Fairfax
- Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Falls Church
- Location given for Galloway Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.878723 Lon: -77.174147
- 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 Fairfax, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Galloway 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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