A visit to the Grove 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 Grove Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grove Hill Cemetery:
38.5293, -78.6128
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grove Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Page County<2>.
The county seat for Page County is located in Luray. Luray lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Grove Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grove Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Grove Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grove Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Comer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Rinaca Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rinaca Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinaca Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leaks Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Valley Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mountain Valley Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Mountain Valley Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain Valley Cemetery
- Mountain Valley Church Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Blose Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Blose Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blose Family Cemetery
- Koontz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Koontz Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Cemetery
- Koontz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Koontz Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Cemetery
- The Koontz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Koontz Community Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bible Way Church of God in Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Fairview Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of New Market.
- Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baker / Smith / Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Baker / Smith / Thompson Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker / Smith / Thompson Cemetery
- The Baker / Smith / Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elonzo Layman Cemetery
- Arrey / Fridley Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Lithia Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mowbray Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gray Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gray Hollow Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hollow Cemetery
- Longs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Longs Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grove Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grove Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shenandoah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Verbena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leaksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Lacey Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Plains Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Mayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Melrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Massanutten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Daphna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Berrytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Swift Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Timberville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broadway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McGaheysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Linville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Keezletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Edom is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
- Harrisonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Massanetta Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
- Montevideo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Kinderhook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Cootes Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Turleytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turleytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
- Cherry Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
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 Grove Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Page County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grove Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Broadway
- Elkton
- Harrisonburg
- Luray
- New Market
- Stanley
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 either 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 Grove Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Page 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 Grove Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1500382 (Grove Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1500382 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: Page
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stanley
- Location given for Grove Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5292899 Lon: -78.6127928
- 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 Page, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grove 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. |
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