A visit to the Hicks 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 Hicks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hicks Cemetery:
37.5971, -79.1670
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County<2>.
The county seat for Amherst County is located in Amherst. Amherst lies just to the east of the Hicks Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hicks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hicks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Gatewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gatewood Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Faulconer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Faulconer Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulconer Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Christian Aid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- McIvor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McIvor Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor Cemetery
- Amherst Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Parr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hicks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hicks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monitor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Sandidges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Allwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pedlar Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Sweet Briar Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Coolwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forks of Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Winesap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Abert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Coleman Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lavino Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- New Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Lowesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Boonsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Madison Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Woodbine Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lynchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Joshua Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
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 Hicks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amherst County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hicks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Glasgow
- Lynchburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hicks 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 Hicks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1467994 (Hicks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1467994 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: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tobacco Row Mountain
- Location given for Hicks Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5970836 Lon: -79.1669721
- 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hicks 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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