A visit to the Millstone 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 Millstone Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Millstone Cemetery:
36.8771, -79.0147
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Millstone Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Millstone Cemetery is located in Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Millstone Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Millstone Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Millstone Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McKendree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- Catawba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Catawba Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Murphy Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Murphy Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Grove Cemetery
- Crystal Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Crystal Hill Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Winns Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Winns Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winns Creek Cemetery
- Clover Bottom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Childrey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Childrey Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childrey Cemetery
- Halifax Town Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Halifax Town Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Town Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ellis Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellis Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Creek Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Union UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union UMC Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of South Boston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2544393 <5>
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Scottsburg Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Millstone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Millstone Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loftis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Rodden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Leda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Crystal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Nathalie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sign Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Rabat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Banister Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Clays Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Cody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Halifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Henrys Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Westside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Java
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Lucks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Brookneal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Renan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Melrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Markham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- South Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Aspenwall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Chalk Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
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 Millstone Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Millstone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookneal
- Halifax
- Scottsburg
- South Boston
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 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 Millstone Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 Millstone Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690127 (Millstone Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690127 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Republican Grove
- Location given for Millstone Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8770828 Lon: -79.0147364
- 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 Halifax, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Millstone 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. |