A visit to the Green Hill 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 Green Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Green Hill Cemetery:
37.1135, -79.3045
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Campbell County<2>.
The county seat for Campbell County is located in Rustburg. Rustburg lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Green Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Green Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Green Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Green Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Bethany Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethany Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Altavista Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Independence Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leftwich Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Leftwich Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich Cemetery
- Stone Road Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Stone Road Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Road Cemetery
- Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winfall Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Winfall Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfall Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
- The Winfall Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Baptist Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Pines Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Pines Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pines Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Gretna.
- Edwin J. Lee Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Edwin J. Lee Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Edwin J. Lee Family Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwin J. Lee Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2729100 <5>
- Leftwich Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Pike Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Burch Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prebble Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Prebble Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble Cemetery
- Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Green Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Green Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hurt
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <6>
- Altavista
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lynch Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Leesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Brutus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Huddleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gretna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Renan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Pittsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Yellow Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Chalk Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Gladys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lawyers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Bedford Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Cody
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Timberlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Sonans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Rustburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Whittles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Markham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Riceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Mount Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Davis Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
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 Green Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Campbell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Green Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altavista
- Gretna
- Hurt
- Hurt lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Green Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hurt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Rustburg
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 Green Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Campbell 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 Green Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1467470 (Green Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1467470 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: Campbell
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Altavista
- Location given for Green Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1134762 Lon: -79.3044684
- 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 Campbell, 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 from Point A (ie- Green Hill 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. |