A visit to the Henley 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 Henley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Henley Cemetery:
37.6474, -79.1292
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Henley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Henley Cemetery is located in Amherst County<2>.
The county seat for Amherst County is located in Amherst. Amherst lies just to the southeast of the Henley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Henley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Henley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
- Parr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Loving Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Loving Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Cash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
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- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Gatewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gatewood Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Christian Aid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Amherst Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amherst Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Amherst.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49232 <5>
- Fulcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulcher Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Henley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Henley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandidges
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
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- Monitor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Allwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Lowesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Sweet Briar Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
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- Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coolwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- New Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Pedlar Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
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- Winesap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Colleen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Massies Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Abert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Arrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Coleman Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Lavino Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Tyro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Madison Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walkers Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Buffalo Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
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- Bryant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
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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 Henley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Amherst County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Henley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Henley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Amherst 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 Henley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484036 (Henley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484036 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: Amherst
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forks of Buffalo
- Location given for Henley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6473612 Lon: -79.129194
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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 Amherst, 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- Henley 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. |