A visit to the Giles 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 Giles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Giles Cemetery:
37.7046, -79.0092
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Giles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Giles Cemetery is located in Nelson County<2>.
. Lovingston lies just to the east northeast of the Giles Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Giles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Giles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Camden Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Harewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harewood Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Cash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Fulcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulcher Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Parr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
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- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Loving Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Loving Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is located in Colleen.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52729 <5>
- Bethlehem UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem UMC Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem UMC Cemetery
- The Bethlehem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49437 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Level Green Estate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centenary Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Centenary Memorial Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centenary Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Arrington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263050 <5>
- Jonesboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jonesboro Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jonesboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jonesboro
- The Jonesboro Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jonesboro Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50836 <5>
- Oak Hill Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Memorial Gardens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Memorial Gardens
- The Oak Hill Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51478 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Giles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Giles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lowesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colleen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- New Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Massies Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Arrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandidges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Monitor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tyro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shipman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sweet Briar Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Buffalo Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Old Myndus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Forks of Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Allwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Coolwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Walkers Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Gladstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Nellysford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Giles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nelson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Giles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Giles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nelson 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 Giles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1483621 (Giles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483621 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: Nelson
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Piney River
- Location given for Giles Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7045851 Lon: -79.0091916
- 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 Nelson, 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 from Point A (ie- Giles 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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