A visit to the Glenwood 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 Glenwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Glenwood Cemetery:
36.6757, -78.9517
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies just to the north of the Glenwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Glenwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Glenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Glenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union UMC Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of South Boston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2544393 <5>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Black Walnut Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery
- The Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Peaceful Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Five Forks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50232 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dan River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dan River Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Halifax Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Halifax Town Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Town Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
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 Glenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Glenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cluster Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Westside Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Jones
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Halifax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Omega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Banister Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Mayo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Scottsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clays Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Delila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Aarons Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Rodden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Crystal Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Virgilina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sign Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Henrys Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Sutherlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Laurel Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Ceffo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Nelson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
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 Glenwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Glenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Halifax
- Scottsburg
- South Boston
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 Glenwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 Glenwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690117 (Glenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690117 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Boston
- Location given for Glenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6756939 Lon: -78.9516776
- 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 Halifax, 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- Glenwood 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. |