A visit to the Lael 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 Lael Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lael Cemetery:
38.4154, -77.8292
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lael Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lael Cemetery is located in Culpeper County<2>.
The county seat for Culpeper County is located in Culpeper. Culpeper lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Lael Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Lael Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lael Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Embry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Embry Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embry Cemetery
- Palmyra Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
- Perrowville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Perrowville Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrowville Cemetery
- Culpeper National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Holy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Holy Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holy Cemetery
- Elys Ford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Elys Ford Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elys Ford Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lael Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lael Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lignum
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Indian Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Kellys Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Burr Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Elkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilderness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Remington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dunavant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Culpeper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rhoadesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Storck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Paytes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Brockroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Cropp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Bealeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grassland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Blackwell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rixeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Vulcan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Todds Tavern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Hartwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Opal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Norman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Waylands Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
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 Lael Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Culpeper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lael Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Lael Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Culpeper 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 Lael Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1497867 (Lael Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1497867 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: Culpeper
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Germanna Bridge
- Location given for Lael Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4154056 Lon: -77.8291605
- 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 Culpeper, 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- Lael 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. |