A visit to the Locust Grove 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 Locust Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Locust Grove Cemetery:
37.4896, -76.4386
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Mathews County<2>.
The county seat for Mathews County is located in Mathews. Mathews lies just to the east southeast of the Locust Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Locust Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Locust Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Emmaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Mathews Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Lower UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lower UMC Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower UMC Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hartfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152384 <6>
- Ware Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Smither Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pole Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pole Bridge Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Bridge Cemetery
- Sibley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mathews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Newington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Newington Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Cemetery
- Perkins Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Ruff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ruff Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Cemetery
- Mickelborough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Gosehn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gosehn Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosehn Cemetery
- Marchant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Marchant Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchant Cemetery
- Gwynns Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Locust Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Locust Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Hartfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Cardinal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Harmony Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Amburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Gloucester Courthouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Mathews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Ruff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Locust Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stingray Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Roanes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Beaverlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Diggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belroi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
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- Susan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- White Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Adner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- White Marsh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Onemo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Weems
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Westland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Irvington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saluda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Locust Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mathews County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Locust Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Locust Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mathews 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 Locust Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1739115 (Locust Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739115 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: Mathews
- Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ware Neck
- Location given for Locust Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4895816 Lon: -76.4385581
- 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 Mathews, 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- Locust Grove 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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