A visit to the Long 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 Long Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Long Cemetery:
38.1010, -78.3228
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Long Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Long Cemetery is located in Albemarle County<2>.
The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Long Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Long Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Long Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Long Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Shackelford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rives / Troubetzkoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Free Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Free Union Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Knights Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- South Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The South Plains Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plains Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Maple Grove Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holly Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Holly Memorial Gardens is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Memorial Gardens
- Coles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Chapman Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapman Grove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Long Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Long Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rosena
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Cobham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Burnley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Gilbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Eastham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Keswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barboursville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Hollymead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Shadwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gordonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Advance Mills Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Advance Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Commonwealth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Charlottesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Meltons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Earlysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barracks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Simeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Medlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Logan Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
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 Long Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albemarle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Long Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Long Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Albemarle 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 Long Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1469801 (Long Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1469801 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: Albemarle
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keswick
- Location given for Long Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1009698 Lon: -78.3227849
- 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 Albemarle, 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 from Point A (ie- Long 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. |