A visit to the Grant 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 Grant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grant Cemetery:
37.6465, -79.2498
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grant Cemetery is located in Amherst County<2>.
The county seat for Amherst County is located in Amherst. Amherst lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Grant Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Grant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gatewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gatewood Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Burford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hudson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Parr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
- Loving Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Loving Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Coffeytown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Forks of Buffalo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Pedlar Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Sandidges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monitor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Waugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Coleman Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Abert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Buffalo Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coolwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Sweet Briar Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Amherst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lowesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Boonsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Lavino Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- East Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Fancy Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Greenlee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Marlbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- New Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
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 Grant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amherst County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Glasgow
- Lexington
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 Grant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Amherst 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 Grant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1483743 (Grant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483743 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: Amherst
- Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forks of Buffalo
- Location given for Grant Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6465256 Lon: -79.2497529
- 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 Amherst, 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- Grant 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. |