A visit to the Goodwill 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 Goodwill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Goodwill Cemetery:
36.7093, -80.1142
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Goodwill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Patrick County<2>.
The county seat for Patrick County is located in Stuart. Stuart lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Goodwill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Goodwill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Goodwill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Goodwill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Old Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
- Shady Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Rest Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest Cemetery
- Goblintown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goblintown Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblintown Cemetery
- Cockram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Critz Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Critz Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critz Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Critz Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Critz Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Patrick Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Foley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Foley Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley Cemetery
- Trinity Church Of The Living God Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nettle Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Nettle Ridge Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Ridge Cemetery
- Adkins - Stone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dehart - Jones - Prillaman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bouldin Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stuart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stuart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stuart.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968882 <5>
- High Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The High Point Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
- Big A Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Big A Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big A Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Goodwill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Goodwill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Critz
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stella
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Patrick Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Bassett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Stanleytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dodson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Stuart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Charity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Horse Pasture
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woolwine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Oak Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Prilliman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Peters Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Amostown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Oak Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Haycock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
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 Goodwill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Patrick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Goodwill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bassett
- Martinsville
- Stuart
- Woolwine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Goodwill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Patrick 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 Goodwill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1497962 (Goodwill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1497962 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: Patrick
- Est. Elev: 361 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sanville
- Location given for Goodwill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7093031 Lon: -80.1142139
- 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 Patrick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Goodwill 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. |