A visit to the Leeds Cemetery ...
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 Leeds Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leeds Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leeds Cemetery
Lat: 38.8507° (38° 51' 2")
Lon: -77.9969° (-77° 59' 48")
The Leeds Cemetery is located in Fauquier County<2>.
The county seat for Fauquier County is located in Warrenton. Warrenton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Leeds Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Leeds Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leeds Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Strother - Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thumbn Run Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thumbn Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thumbn Run Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardscrabble Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardscrabble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hardscrabble Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cool Spring Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cool Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Orlean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orlean Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orlean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Orlean Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poorhouse Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poorhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Poorhouse Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Calvary Gospel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Gospel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Gospel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Gospel Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Rappahannock County
- Chapman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Howellsville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howellsville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howellsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Howellsville Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Marshall Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Good Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Rockland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland Community Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockland Community Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockland Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rockland Community Cemetery is located in Warren County
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 Leeds Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leeds Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Markham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Delaplane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Orlean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reager
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reager. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Applewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Happy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Chester Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Kerfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerfoot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Milldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Front Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amissville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zulla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Berrys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Royal Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Viscose City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viscose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Ashby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Warren 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 Leeds Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fauquier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leeds 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 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 Leeds Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fauquier County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Leeds Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1749388 (Leeds Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1749388 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: Orlean
- County: Fauquier Elev: 184
- Location given for GNIS #1749388 (Leeds Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/
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 Fauquier, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Leeds Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8507, Longitude: -77.9969 In this case, the coordinates for the Leeds Cemetery 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> | 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. |
<7> | 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. |