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A visit to the Megginson 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 Megginson Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Megginson Cemetery:

37.3879, -79.0981

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Megginson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

Open a Google Map centered on the Megginson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Megginson Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Falwell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Falwell Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falwell Cemetery
  • Falwell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Falwell Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falwell Cemetery
  • Burford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Burford Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
  • Feagans Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Feagans Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagans Cemetery
  • Grace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Grace Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
  • Mead Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Mead Cemetery is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
  • Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Drinkard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Drinkard Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkard Cemetery
  • Old City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old City Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lynchburg.
    • The Old City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Confederate Cemetery
    • Methodist Cemetery
    • Old Lynchburg City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970115 <4>
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Carson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Carson Cemetery is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
    • Arch Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Arch Creek Cemetery is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Creek Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Ft. Hill Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Ft. Hill Memorial Park is located in Lynchburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hill Memorial Park
    • Candler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Candler Cemetery is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rose Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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] of the Megginson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Megginson Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Mount Athos ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
  • Madison Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Joshua Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
  • Lynchburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lavino Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
  • Rustburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Winesap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Winesap is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
  • Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodbine Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
  • Powhatan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Powhatan is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
  • Lawyers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
  • Timberlake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Yellow Branch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
    • Coolwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
    • Boonsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
    • Spout Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
    • Abert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Abert is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
    • Forest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bedford Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
    • Sweet Briar Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
    • Mount Zion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Mineral ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Beckham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beckham is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
    • Walkers Ford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
    • Spring Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
    • Amherst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Coleman Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls

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 Megginson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Megginson 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 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 Megginson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • 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 Megginson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1479080  (Megginson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1479080 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
      • : Lynchburg (city)
      • Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kelly
      • Location given for Megginson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.387921     Lon: -79.0980782
      • 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>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- Megginson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>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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