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A visit to the Independence Church Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Independence Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Independence Church Cemetery (FG ID #1995766)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Independence Church Cemetery ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Independence Church Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Independence Church Cemetery

Lat:   37.1657°   (37° 9' 56")

Lon:   -79.4050°   (-79° 24' 18")

The Independence Church Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Independence Church Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Independence Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Leftwich Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leftwich Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leftwich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leftwich Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Old Bethany Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Bethany Cemetery is located in Campbell County
  • Stone Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Road Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Campbell County
  • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Campbell County
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Campbell County
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • New Prospect Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Green Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Bohn / Cundiff Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Altavista Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altavista Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altavista Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Altavista Memorial Park is located in Campbell County
  • Rock Pike Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Independence Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Independence Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Independence Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Independence Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Altavista
  • Bedford
    • Bedford lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Independence Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bedford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Gretna
    • Gretna lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Independence Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gretna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Hurt
    • Hurt lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Independence Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hurt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Moneta
    • Moneta lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Independence Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moneta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta

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 Independence Church Cemetery:

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 Independence Church Cemetery:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bedford, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Independence Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1657, Longitude: -79.4050    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
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