A visit to the Gregory 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 Gregory Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gregory Cemetery:
36.7668, -79.5895
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gregory Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gregory Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County<2>.
The county seat for Pittsylvania County is located in Chatham. Chatham lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Gregory Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Gregory Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gregory Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walker - Rigney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Harris Homestead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Harris Homestead Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Homestead Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Homestead Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Weal.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408685 <5>
- Muse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Muse Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
- Burell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Burell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burell Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Oakes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
- Boones Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Boones Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Chapel Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Wingfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wingfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingfield Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Davis - Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martin - Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weal Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Lovell - Yeatts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gregory Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gregory Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Swansonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Grady
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Worlds
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Leatherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Weal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Museville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Axton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laprades Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Mount Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Tightsqueeze
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Laurel Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ridgecrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Irisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Whittles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Chatmoss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Cascade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Transco Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Sandy Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Beaver Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Spring Garden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Sheva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Penhook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
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 Gregory Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pittsylvania County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gregory Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatham
- Danville
- Martinsville
- Sandy Level
- Spring Garden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Gregory Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Pittsylvania 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 Gregory Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1467534 (Gregory Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1467534 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: Pittsylvania
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Callands
- Location given for Gregory Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7668042 Lon: -79.5894747
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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 Pittsylvania, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gregory 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. |
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