A visit to the Irish Creek 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 Irish Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Irish Creek Cemetery:
37.8271, -79.2328
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Irish Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Irish Creek Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Irish Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Irish Creek Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The Clarks Mtn. Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
- Coffeytown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McDowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Haines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haines Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines Cemetery
- Stony Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stony Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill Cemetery
- Timber Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Timber Ridge Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Cemetery
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Steeles Tavern.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #552456 <5>
- New Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51912 <5>
- Green Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
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 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)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Davis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- 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)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Forks of Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lowesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Allwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Sandidges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Tyro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Massies Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Buffalo Forge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Jonesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Kerrs Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Pleasant View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Bryant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Middlebrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Irish Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockbridge 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 Irish Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484354 (Irish Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484354 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: Rockbridge
- Est. Elev: 462 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montebello
- Location given for Irish Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8270783 Lon: -79.2328098
- 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 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' (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- Irish Creek 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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