A visit to the Laffoon 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 Laffoon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laffoon Cemetery:
36.8657, -77.9483
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laffoon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laffoon Cemetery is located in Brunswick County<2>.
The county seat for Brunswick County is located in Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Laffoon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laffoon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Laffoon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laffoon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Winn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Flinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Flinn Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Stainback Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stainback Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stainback Cemetery
- Orgain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Orgain Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgain Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Manson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Manson Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson Cemetery
- Neblett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Neblett Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neblett Cemetery
- Thompson - Callis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laffoon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laffoon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alberta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Dundas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Lochleven
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Netta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Lawrenceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dolphin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Brokenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Edgerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Kenbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brodnax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ezell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- South Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Crosse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bagleys Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Opie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- McKenney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oral Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Blackstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gholsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Callaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Darvills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Ogburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Powellton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Totaro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
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 Laffoon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brunswick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laffoon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blackstone
- Kenbridge
- Lawrenceville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Laffoon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Brunswick 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 Laffoon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1469095 (Laffoon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1469095 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: Brunswick
- Est. Elev: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alberta
- Location given for Laffoon Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8657031 Lon: -77.948332
- 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 Brunswick, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laffoon 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. |