A visit to the Little Rock 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 Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Rock Cemetery:
37.2904, -78.5122
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County<2>.
The county seat for Prince Edward County is located in Farmville. Farmville lies just to the east of the Little Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Little Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Little Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sulphur Spring Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring Cemetery
- St. Ann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
- Seminary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Seminary Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Cemetery
- Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
- The Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Olive Branch Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2369130 <5>
- Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Olive Branch UMC Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
- The Olive Branch UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Olive Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51541 <5>
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Bethpeor Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpeor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethpeor Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpeor Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Friedman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Friedman Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedman Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Oaks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaks Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- New Wit Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Wit Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wit 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 Little Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tuggle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Blake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Farmville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sheppards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Hurtsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Darlington Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Pamplin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Curdsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Abilene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Andersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Cotton Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cullen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Enonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Guinea Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Evergreen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Meherrin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Green Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Rough Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Charlotte Court House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dillwyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Appomattox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
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 Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prince Edward County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appomattox
- Charlotte Court House
- Dillwyn
- Farmville
- Hampden - Sydney
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Little Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Prince Edward 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 Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1469634 (Little Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1469634 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: Prince Edward
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prospect
- Location given for Little Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.290429 Lon: -78.512219
- 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 Prince Edward, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Little Rock 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. |