A visit to the James Madison 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 James Madison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the James Madison Cemetery:
38.2176, -78.1747
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the James Madison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The James Madison Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Orange. Orange lies just to the east northeast of the James Madison Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the James Madison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from James Madison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- The Westview Cemetery has also been known as:
- West View Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kemper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kemper Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Woodbury Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Cemetery
- Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Radiant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235197 <5>
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Knights Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Eheart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Eheart Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eheart Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Madison Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Pamunkey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51459 <5>
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 James Madison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from James Madison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Montpelier Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Madison Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Gordonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Barboursville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Meltons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Aroda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Dawsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Burnley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Green Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Grassland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Gilbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Rosena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Cobham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Trevilians
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Quinque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Medlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Vulcan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Rhoadesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Waylands Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Wolftown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Advance Mills Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
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 James Madison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The James Madison 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 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 James Madison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Orange 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 James Madison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1468628 (James Madison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1468628 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gordonsville
- Location given for James Madison Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2176332 Lon: -78.1747249
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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 Orange, 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- James Madison 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. |