A visit to the Garys 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 Garys Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garys Cemetery:
37.1260, -77.3600
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garys Cemetery is located in Prince George County<2>.
. Prince George lies just to the north northeast of the Garys Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garys Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Garys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Southlawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Southlawn Memorial Park is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southlawn Memorial Park
- Union Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Branch Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Branch Cemetery
- Poplar Grove National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Dinwiddie Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dinwiddie Memorial Park is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dinwiddie Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50042 <5>
- Loving Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Loving Union Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Union Cemetery
- Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992690 <5>
- Brith Achim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brith Achim Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brith Achim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brith Achim Cemetery is located in Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222405 <5>
- Eastview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Eastview Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastview Cemetery is located in Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1933708 <5>
- Rod-of Sholom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Petersburg.
- The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968061 <5>
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Blandford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Blandford Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blandford Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49478 <5>
- Little Church Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peoples Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Peoples Memorial Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peoples Memorial Cemetery is located in Petersburg.
- The Peoples Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192025 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Ettrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ettrick Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick Cemetery
- Rowanta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowanta Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Little Mount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Mount Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Derby ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Rowanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colonial Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ettrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Braebrook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Bollinger Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Matoaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sutherland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Stony Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Garysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Laird ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
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 Garys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prince George County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chester
- Hopewell
- Petersburg
- Waverly
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 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 Garys Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Prince George 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 Garys Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1739892 (Garys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739892 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: Prince George
- Est. Elev: 43 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prince George
- Location given for Garys Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1259832 Lon: -77.3599788
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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 Prince George, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garys 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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