A visit to the Hardware 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 Hardware Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hardware Cemetery:
37.9393, -78.5820
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hardware Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hardware Cemetery is located in Albemarle County<2>.
The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies just to the northeast of the Hardware Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hardware Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hardware Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hardware Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Family Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405986 <5>
- Barksdale Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mooreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mooreland Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Van Clief Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Christ Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wake Forest Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest Cemetery
- Slate Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Slate Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill Cemetery
- Cove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
- The Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Esmont.
- The St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephen's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52032 <5>
- St. Georges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- Chisholm - Bishop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ash Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ash Lawn Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Lawn Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- University Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The University Cemetery is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hardware Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hardware Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alberene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Keene
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Covesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Esmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Porters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- University Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Ednam Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
- Woodridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Simeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Barracks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Huntington Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- Ivy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Batesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Locust Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Scottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Commonwealth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Yancey Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Faber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schuyler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shadwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Rio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Crozet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foothill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Decca ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
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 Hardware Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albemarle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hardware Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charlottesville
- Crozet
- Scottsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hardware Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Albemarle 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 Hardware Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1675060 (Hardware Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1675060 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: Albemarle
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alberene
- Location given for Hardware Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9393076 Lon: -78.5819586
- 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 Albemarle, 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- Hardware 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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