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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 John Forrest Grave ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the John Forrest Grave can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the John Forrest Grave

Lat:   37.4276°   (37° 25' 39")

Lon:   -76.2630°   (-76° 15' 46")

The John Forrest Grave is located in Mathews County<2>.

The county seat for Mathews County is located in Mathews. Mathews lies just to the west northwest of the John Forrest Grave .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the John Forrest Grave.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from John Forrest Grave, with the nearest first.

  • Bowen - Sadler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen - Sadler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowen - Sadler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bowen - Sadler Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Hurst - Ward Burial Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst - Ward Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurst - Ward Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hurst - Ward Burial Ground is located in Mathews County
  • Hudgins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudgins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudgins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Knight Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knight Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Hudgins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudgins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudgins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Hamburg School Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamburg School Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamburg School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamburg School Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Foster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Stuart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stuart Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Owens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Owens Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Hudgins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudgins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudgins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Gosehn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gosehn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gosehn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gosehn Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Marchant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marchant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marchant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marchant Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Powell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • Mathews Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • First Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • Christ Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • Poplar Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • Borum Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Borum Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • Horn Harbor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horn Harbor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horn Harbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Horn Harbor Cemetery is located in Mathews County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the John Forrest Grave.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from John Forrest Grave, with the nearest first.

  • Diggs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diggs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggs
    • Diggs is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diggs <6>
  • Ruff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
    • Ruff is located in Mathews County
  • Beaverlett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
    • Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
  • Onemo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
    • Onemo is located in Mathews County
  • Peary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
    • Peary is located in Mathews County
  • Mathews
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Susan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
    • Susan is located in Mathews County
  • New Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
    • New Point is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Point <6>
  • Cardinal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardinal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
    • Cardinal is located in Mathews County
  • Stingray Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
    • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
  • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
  • Amburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
    • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • North
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hartfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Westland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
      • Westland is located in Lancaster County
    • Roanes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
      • Roanes is located in Gloucester County
    • Achilles
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
      • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
    • Grafton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Middlesex County
    • Gloucester Courthouse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester Courthouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
      • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
    • Money
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Money have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
      • Money is located in Gloucester County
    • White Marsh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Marsh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Marsh
      • White Marsh is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Marsh <6>
    • Ordinary
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Gloucester 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 John Forrest Grave. The following communities are located in Mathews County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The John Forrest Grave.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Mathews

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 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 John Forrest Grave:

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 John Forrest Grave:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1739111  (John Forrest Grave)
    • Note: GNIS record #1739111 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: Mathews
    • County: Mathews         Elev: 1
    • Location given for GNIS #1739111 (John Forrest Grave)

The official website for Mathews County: www.co.mathews.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 Mathews, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the John Forrest Grave. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4276, Longitude: -76.2630       In this case, the coordinates for the John Forrest Grave have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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