A visit to the Greenville 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 Greenville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenville Cemetery:
38.0021, -79.1567
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greenville Cemetery is located in Augusta County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Greenville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Steeles Tavern.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #552456 <5>
- Stony Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stony Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill Cemetery
- Haines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Haines Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines Cemetery
- Glebe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Glebe Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glebe Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Chapel Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Chapel Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Hospital Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Hospital Cemetery is located in Staunton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospital Cemetery
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- Hunters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hunters Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990488 <5>
- Staunton National Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thornrose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Thornrose Cemetery is located in Staunton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornrose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thornrose Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Staunton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #231589 <5>
- McDowell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Irish Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Irish Creek Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Creek Cemetery
- Augusta Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Croft Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Croft Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Staunton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spottswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Middlebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steeles Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Stuarts Draft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Jolivue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Lipscomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Brownsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marlbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Sherando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Lyndhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Staunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Craigsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tyro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Churchville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waynesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Greenville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Augusta County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Lyndhurst
- Staunton
- Waynesboro
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 Greenville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Augusta 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 Greenville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1739686 (Greenville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739686 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: Augusta
- Est. Elev: 491 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville
- Location given for Greenville Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.002078 Lon: -79.1566966
- 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 Augusta, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenville 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. |