A visit to the Halifax Memorial Gardens ...
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 Halifax Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Halifax Memorial Gardens:
36.7329, -78.9153
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Halifax Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Halifax Memorial Gardens is located in Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies just to the north northwest of the Halifax Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Halifax Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Halifax Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Halifax Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Dan River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dan River Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River Cemetery
- Halifax Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Halifax Town Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Town Cemetery
- Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Five Forks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50232 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union UMC Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of South Boston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2544393 <5>
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Scottsburg Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Winns Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Winns Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winns Creek Cemetery
- Murphy Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphy Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery
- The Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Grace Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Grace Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Cemetery
- Scottsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Scottsburg Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg Cemetery
- Crystal Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Crystal Hill Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Halifax Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Halifax Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Westside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Halifax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Banister Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Clays Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Jones
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Cluster Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Omega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Scottsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Crystal Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Mayo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Aarons Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Rodden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Loftis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Clover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sign Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Henrys Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Nathalie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Virgilina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Laurel Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Delila
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Nelson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Rabat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
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 Halifax Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Halifax Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Halifax
- Scottsburg
- South Boston
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 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 Halifax Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 Halifax Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1467662 (Halifax Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1467662 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Boston
- Location given for Halifax Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 36.7329155 Lon: -78.9152881
- 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 Halifax, 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' (or 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- Halifax Memorial Gardens) 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. |