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 ...
The Grant Cemetery is located in Amherst County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beard Cemetery
- Burford Cemetery
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Carpenter Cemetery
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Coffeytown Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Fletcher Cemetery
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Gatewood Cemetery
- The Gatewood Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Green Hill Cemetery
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
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- Harris Cemetery
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Henley Cemetery
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Hicks Cemetery
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Higginbotham Cemetery
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hudson Cemetery
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Hudson Cemetery
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Ivy Hill Cemetery
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Loving Cemetery
- The Loving Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Mays Cemetery
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Parr Cemetery
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Paxton Cemetery
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
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- Roberts Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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- Watts Cemetery
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Amherst County
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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 alphabetically:
- Abert
- Abert is located in Bedford County
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- Allwood
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
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- Alto
- Alto is located in Amherst County
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- Amherst
- Boonsboro
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
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- Buena Vista
- Buffalo Forge
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
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- Coleman Falls
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
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- Coolwell
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
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- East Lexington
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
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- Fancy Hill
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
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- Forks of Buffalo
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Glasgow
- Greenlee
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
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- Lavino Village
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
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- Lexington
- Lowesville
- Marlbrook
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
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- Monitor
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
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- New Glasgow
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
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- Pedlar Mills
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
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- Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
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- Riverside
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
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- Sandidges
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
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- Sweet Briar Station
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
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- Waugh
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
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- Winesap
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
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- Zollman ‑ Historic
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
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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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |
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