A visit to the Manakin 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 Manakin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Manakin Cemetery:
37.5657, -77.7097
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Manakin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Manakin Cemetery is located in Powhatan County<2>.
. Powhatan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]
<3> to the west of the Manakin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Manakin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Manakin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Manakin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #829703 <5>
- Subletts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Subletts Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- The St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Luke's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52009 <5>
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Trabur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Trabur Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trabur Cemetery
- Westhampton Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Westhampton Memorial Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Westhampton Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52610 <5>
- Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Oak Church Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
- The Rocky Oak Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Oak Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
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- North Gayton Baptist Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The North Gayton Baptist Church is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gayton Baptist Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Gayton Baptist Church is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The North Gayton Baptist Church has also been known as:
- North Gayton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178838 <5>
- Crump Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Crump Family Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Family Cemetery
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Cemetery
- Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside of Richmond
- The Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #202767 <5>
- Cottrell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Run Baptist Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Deep Run Baptist Church is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run Baptist Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Deep Run Baptist Church is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The Deep Run Baptist Church has also been known as:
- Deep Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974477 <5>
- Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175005 <5>
- Shady Grove UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove UMC Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove UMC Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The Shady Grove UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #890855 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Manakin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Manakin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Huguenot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Lorraine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Midlothian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Robious
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Short Pump
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Otterdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chippenham Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Thorncliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oilville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Wyndham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Hylas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Pilkinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Laurel Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maidens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Michaux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Dumbarton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Goochland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
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 Manakin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Powhatan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Manakin 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 professional and volunteer 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 Manakin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Powhatan 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 Manakin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1674223 (Manakin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1674223 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: Powhatan
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Midlothian
- Location given for Manakin Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.565703 Lon: -77.7097151
- 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 Powhatan, 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- Manakin 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. |
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