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A visit to the Lower United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lower UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lower UMC Cemetery (FG ID #2152384)

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 Lower UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lower UMC Cemetery

Lat:   37.5525°   (37° 33' 9")

Lon:   -76.4585°   (-76° 27' 30")

The cemetery is located in Middlesex County<4>.

As an estimate, the Lower UMC Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Grafton and Hartfield.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hartfield.

The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Saluda. Saluda lies just to the west northwest of the Lower UMC Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Lower UMC Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lower UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Mathews Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mathews Chapel Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Campbell Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbell Memorial Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Mathews County
  • White Stone Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Stone Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Irvington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irvington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irvington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Irvington Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Irvington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irvington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irvington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Irvington Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • Arthur Lee Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arthur Lee Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arthur Lee Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arthur Lee Family Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Middlesex Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlesex Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlesex Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middlesex Memorial Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Centenary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Emmaus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmaus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • Smither Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smither Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smither Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smither Memorial Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • Hudgins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudgins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudgins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • White Stone Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Stone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Stone Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Claybrook Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claybrook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claybrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Claybrook Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Ware Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ware Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ware Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
    • First Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • Mathews Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • Powell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • Marchant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marchant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marchant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marchant Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • Gwynns Island Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwynns Island Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gwynns Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gwynns Island Cemetery is located in Mathews County
    • Christ Church Burying Ground
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christ Church Burying Ground is located in Lancaster County
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lower UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lower UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Lower UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lower UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lower UMC Cemetery:

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 Lower UMC Cemetery:

The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lower UMC Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5525, Longitude: -76.4585    
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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.




 

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