A visit to the Metropolitan 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 Metropolitan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Metropolitan Cemetery:
37.6996, -76.6686
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Metropolitan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Metropolitan Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Saluda. Saluda lies just to the south southeast of the Metropolitan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Metropolitan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Metropolitan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Metropolitan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hermitage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hermitage Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Union Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Shiloh Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Glebe Landing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Glebe Landing Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glebe Landing Cemetery
- Forest Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Forest Chapel Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel Cemetery
- Middlesex Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur Lee Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Centenary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Corrotoman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Corrotoman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrotoman Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Marys Whitechapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Milden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Milden Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milden Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Exol Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Exol Cemetery is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exol Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Exol Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Crouch.
- The Exol Cemetery has also been known as:
- Exol Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50179 <5>
- Beane Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
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]<3> of the Metropolitan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Metropolitan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nesting
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Urbanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monaskon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Saluda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simonson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Ottoman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Griffins Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Glenns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Bowlers Wharf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Millenbeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Merry Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Downings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simons Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Contra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- King and Queen Court House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alfonso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Cumnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Romancoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mattaponi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Weems
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Richtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
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 Metropolitan 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 Metropolitan 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 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 Metropolitan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Metropolitan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1739496 (Metropolitan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739496 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Church View
- Location given for Metropolitan Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6995852 Lon: -76.6685681
- 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 Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Metropolitan 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. |