A visit to the Menoah 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 Menoah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Menoah Cemetery:
37.3776, -77.0189
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Menoah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Menoah Cemetery is located in Charles City County<2>.
The county seat for Charles City County is located in Charles City. Charles City lies just to the southwest of the Menoah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Menoah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Menoah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Menoah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mapsico Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mapsico Cemetery is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapsico Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Brandon Plantation Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- St. Annes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brandon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Elko Union Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Elko Union Church Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko Union Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elko Union Church Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263307 <5>
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- Glendale Community Bible Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glendale National Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Glendale National Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Varina.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50368 <5>
- Willis UMC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Willis UMC Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Willis UMC Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975591 <5>
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Grace Chapel Cemetery is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Chapel Cemetery
- Merchants Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Merchants Hope Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope Cemetery
- Harrison Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrison Grove Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Grove Cemetery
- James City Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waller Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sweet Hall Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sweet Hall Cemetery is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hall Cemetery
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 Menoah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Menoah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ruthville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roxbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- New Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Garysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Elko
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Norge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Plum Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Currituck Farms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Newville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Tunstall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Deep Bottom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Barlows Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Romancoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lanesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Green Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Turner Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Meadowville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
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 Menoah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Charles City County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Menoah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charles City
- Claremont
- Hopewell
- Roxbury
- West Point
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 Menoah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Charles City 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 Menoah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1479087 (Menoah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1479087 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: Charles City
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Providence Forge
- Location given for Menoah Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3776471 Lon: -77.0188568
- 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 Charles City, 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' (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- Menoah 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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