A visit to the Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jerusalem Cemetery:
36.8138, -77.3994
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Sussex County<2>.
The county seat for Sussex County is located in Sussex. Sussex lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Jerusalem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jerusalem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Jerusalem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jerusalem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- High Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The High Hills Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hills Cemetery
- Hassidiah Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hassidiah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hassidiah Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassidiah Cemetery
- Grigg Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Grigg Family Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigg Family Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Hunting Quarter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Trisvan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Trisvan Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trisvan Cemetery
- Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cowie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sappony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Sappony Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappony Cemetery
- Mayes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Reidville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Reidville Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidville Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Grace Anglican Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Cottage Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Cottage Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope 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 Jerusalem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jerusalem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Henry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mason
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Jarratt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grizzard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Yale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Adams Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Drewryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joyner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Stony Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sussex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Emporia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Worrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Koskoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Radium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Claresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Capron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Pope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Callaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Little Texas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Vincent Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Sebrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Rowanta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
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 Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690223 (Jerusalem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690223 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: 42 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jarratt
- Location given for Jerusalem Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8137607 Lon: -77.3994208
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jerusalem 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. |