A visit to the Little River 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 Little River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little River Cemetery:
37.9757, -79.4545
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Little River Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Little River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Little River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Immanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Bratton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bratton Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton Cemetery
- The Pines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pines Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kerrs Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Kerrs Creek Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Craigsville Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartbarger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartbarger Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartbarger Cemetery
- New Monmouth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The New Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Monmouth Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Timber Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Timber Ridge Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Old Monmouth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Monmouth Cemetery
- Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Mt. Mary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Mary Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mary Cemetery
- Mt. Moreland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moreland Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moreland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moreland Cemetery is located
- The Mt. Moreland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Moreland Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983694 <5>
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 Little River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yost
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Kerrs Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Brownsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Craigsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Davis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Marble Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- East Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marlbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Spottswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Steeles Tavern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Middlebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chapin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Deerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Bath Alum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Griffith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burnsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
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 Little River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockbridge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Goshen
- Greenville
- Lexington
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 either 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 Little River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockbridge 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 Little River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484967 (Little River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484967 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: Rockbridge
- Est. Elev: 442 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goshen
- Location given for Little River Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9756847 Lon: -79.4544847
- 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 Rockbridge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little River 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. |