A visit to the Laurel Hill 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Hill Cemetery:
39.0776, -78.3919
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County<2>.
The county seat for Shenandoah County is located in Woodstock. Woodstock lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Laurel Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Walnut Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Stickley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stickley Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stickley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Strasburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52309 <5>
- Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Wisecarver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wisecarver Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisecarver Cemetery
- Racey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Racey Cemetery is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racey Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Stephens City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52343 <5>
- Keller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Reliance Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lamps Memorial Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mountain Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Strasburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Fawcett Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Strasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zepp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Lehew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Lehew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Toms Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waterlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Reliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tulip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Stephens City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosenberger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Rock Enon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Yellow Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maurertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Day - Mar Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Wardensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Echo Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Chambersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Dilbeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Hayfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Royal Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Armel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
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 Laurel Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shenandoah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Stephens City
- Strasburg
- Wardensville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Shenandoah 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1673875 (Laurel Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1673875 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: Shenandoah
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mountain Falls
- Location given for Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0776065 Lon: -78.3919504
- 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 Shenandoah, 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- Laurel Hill 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. |
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