A visit to the Gentry 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 Gentry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gentry Cemetery:
38.2399, -78.5892
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gentry Cemetery is located in Albemarle County<2>.
The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Gentry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gentry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Gentry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gentry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prize Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Prize Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prize Hill Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Mission Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mission Home Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Home Cemetery
- Wyatt Mtn. Mission Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Huckstep Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otterbine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Otterbine Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbine Cemetery
- The Otterbine Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vernon Family Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Mitchell - Davis Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Maupin Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Maupin Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin Family Cemetery
- Free Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sinai Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Parrott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Parrott Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Cemetery
- High Top Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The High Top Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Top Cemetery
- McAllister - Batten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McAllister - Batten Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister - Batten Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McAllister - Batten Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Crozet.
- The McAllister - Batten Cemetery has also been known as:
- Batten Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982556 <5>
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49775 <5>
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Powell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Runkle Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Runkle Graveyard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runkle Graveyard
- Garth Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Garth Graveyard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth Graveyard
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gentry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gentry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boonesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Cedarmere
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Mountfair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- Free Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amicus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Earlysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swift Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- White Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Decca ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Logan Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Berrytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Advance Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Advance Mills Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Stanardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quinque
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Hollymead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Jefferson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- McGaheysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ivy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Commonwealth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Kinderhook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Grottoes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foothill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Crozet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ednam Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
- Huntington Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- Barracks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Rio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Gilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Hood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montevideo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
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 Gentry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albemarle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gentry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crozet
- Elkton
- Grottoes
- Stanardsville
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 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 Gentry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Albemarle 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 Gentry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1675057 (Gentry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1675057 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: Albemarle
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Free Union
- Location given for Gentry Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2398529 Lon: -78.5891829
- 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 Albemarle, 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- Gentry 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. |