A visit to the Gravel Springs 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 Gravel Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gravel Springs Cemetery:
39.0826, -78.4478
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gravel Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gravel Springs Cemetery is located in Frederick County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gravel Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gravel Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Racey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Racey Cemetery is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racey Cemetery
- Alum - Bank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Alum - Bank Cemetery is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum - Bank Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Walnut Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clagett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Clagett Cemetery is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clagett Cemetery
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sugar Hill Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- Stickley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Stickley Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stickley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Strasburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52309 <5>
- Quaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Wisecarver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Wisecarver Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisecarver 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 Gravel Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gravel Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mountain Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Zepp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Strasburg Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Yellow Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fawcett Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Wardensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lehew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Lehew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Toms Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rock Enon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Maurertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosenberger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Waterlick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Reliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Tulip
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Stephens City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Day - Mar Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Sedan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Dilbeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Echo Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Chambersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Hayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
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 Gravel Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Frederick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gravel Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Stephens City
- Strasburg
- Wardensville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Gravel Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Frederick 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 Gravel Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1483765 (Gravel Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483765 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: Frederick
- Est. Elev: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mountain Falls
- Location given for Gravel Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0826063 Lon: -78.4477855
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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 Frederick, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gravel Springs 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. |