A visit to the Henson 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 Henson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Henson Cemetery:
37.9151, -78.1322
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Henson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Henson Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County<2>.
. Palmyra lies just to the west southwest of the Henson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Henson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Henson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Grubbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Grubbs Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- O'Brien Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The O'Brien Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien Cemetery
- Little Fork Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Little Fork Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fork Cemetery
- Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Rives / Troubetzkoy Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Plains Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The South Plains Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plains Cemetery
- Bowler Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowler Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler Cemetery
- Shelton Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Henson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Henson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kents Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Bells Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Tabscott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Medlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Vigor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Hadensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trevilians
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Lake Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fork Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fife
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Enon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Cuckoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Cobham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Weber City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Mineral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meltons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Keswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gays ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Shadwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
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 Henson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fluvanna County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Henson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Fork Union
- Louisa
- Mineral
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 Henson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fluvanna 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 Henson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1494068 (Henson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494068 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: Fluvanna
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zion Crossroads
- Location given for Henson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9151413 Lon: -78.1322234
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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 Fluvanna, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Henson 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. |