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A visit to the Irish Creek Cemetery ...


The location of the Irish Creek Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Irish Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Irish Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Irish Creek Cemetery

Lat:   37.8271°   (37° 49' 37")

Lon:   -79.2328°   (-79° 13' 58")

The Irish Creek Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County<2>.

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 websites either 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 Irish Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Rockbridge County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Irish Creek Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Irish Creek Cemetery.

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

    • Marlbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
      • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
    • Alto
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Amherst County
    • Fairfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
    • Riverside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
    • Steeles Tavern
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brownsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Spottswood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
      • Spottswood is located in Augusta County
    • Buena Vista
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
    • East Lexington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
      • East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
    • Forks of Buffalo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
      • Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
    • Lexington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lowesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Newport
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
        • Newport is located in Augusta County
      • Allwood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
        • Allwood is located in Amherst County
      • Sandidges
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandidges have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
        • Sandidges is located in Amherst County
      • Greenville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Massies Mill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
        • Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
      • Buffalo Forge
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
        • Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jonesboro
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
        • Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
      • Pleasant View
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
        • Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
      • Middlebrook
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Monitor
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monitor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
        • Monitor is located in Amherst County

    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 Irish Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockbridge County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Irish Creek Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Irish Creek Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clarks Mtn. Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
    • Coffeytown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Coffeytown Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Coffeytown Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffeytown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2654677 <7>
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
    • Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • McDowell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDowell Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
    • Grant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grant Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Haines Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haines Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haines Cemetery
    • Stony Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stony Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stony Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stony Hill Cemetery
    • Timber Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timber Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Timber Ridge Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timber Ridge Cemetery
    • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Providence Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Providence Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Bethany Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • The Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is located in Rockbridge County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51912 <7>
      • Green Hill Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
      • Dodd Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dodd Cemetery is located in Amherst County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodd Cemetery
      • Higginbotham Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higginbotham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Amherst County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higginbotham Cemetery
      • Mays Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
      • Beard Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Carpenter Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Amherst County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
      • Mays Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
      • Campbell Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Amherst County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • White Rock Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Nelson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery

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

    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 Irish Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1484354  (Irish Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1484354 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Montebello
      • County: Rockbridge         Elev: 462
      • Location given for GNIS #1484354 (Irish Creek Cemetery)

    The official website for Rockbridge County: www.co.rockbridge.va.us/

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

    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 Rockbridge, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Irish Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8271, Longitude: -79.2328       In this case, the coordinates for the Irish Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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.
    <7>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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