A visit to the High Hills 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 Hills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the High Hills Cemetery:
36.8177, -77.4603
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the High Hills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The High Hills Cemetery is located in Sussex County<2>.
The county seat for Sussex County is located in Sussex. Sussex lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the High Hills Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the High Hills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from High Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grigg Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Grigg Family Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigg Family Cemetery
- Hassidiah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hassidiah Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassidiah Cemetery
- Hassidiah Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Trisvan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Trisvan Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trisvan Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Cowie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Grace Anglican Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Grace Anglican Church Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Anglican Church Cemetery
- The Grace Anglican Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Anglican Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145627 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Cottage Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cottage Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Cemetery
- Hunting Quarter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sappony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sappony Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappony Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Carraway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Carraway Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carraway Cemetery
- Rideout Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rideout Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Cemetery
- Bolster Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bolster Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolster Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary 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 High Hills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from High Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jarratt
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Henry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mason
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Grizzard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Adams Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Yale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Stony Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Emporia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Radium
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Drewryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joyner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Callaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Sussex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Totaro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Claresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Skippers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Koskoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Worrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Laird ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Rowanta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Little Texas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Capron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
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 Hills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sussex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The High Hills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Sussex 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 Hills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690208 (High Hills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690208 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: Sussex
- Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jarratt
- Location given for High Hills Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8176495 Lon: -77.4602571
- 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 Sussex, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- High Hills 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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