A visit to the High Bridge 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 High Bridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the High Bridge Cemetery:
37.3049, -78.2792
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the High Bridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The High Bridge Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County<2>.
The county seat for Prince Edward County is located in Farmville. Farmville lies just to the west of the High Bridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the High Bridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the High Bridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from High Bridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trinity Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Star Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Star Hope Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hope Cemetery
- Bethel Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Grove Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Grove Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bagby Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bagby Memorial Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby Memorial Cemetery
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- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Southall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Southall Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall Cemetery
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Centenary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Guinea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Guinea Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Friedman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Friedman Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedman Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Vaughns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Vaughns Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the High Bridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from High Bridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cotton Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Farmville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rodophil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Guinea Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Burkeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hampden - Sydney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Paineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Blake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Green Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tuggle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Crewe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curdsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sheppards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meherrin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Amelia Court House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lodore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Five Forks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Nutbush
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Trents Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Winnie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
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 High Bridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prince Edward County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The High Bridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amelia Court House
- Burkeville
- Crewe
- Cumberland
- Dillwyn
- Farmville
- Hampden - Sydney
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 High Bridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Prince Edward 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 High Bridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1492288 (High Bridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1492288 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: Prince Edward
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rice
- Location given for High Bridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3048752 Lon: -78.2791618
- 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 Prince Edward, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- High Bridge 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. |