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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Mission Home Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mission Home Cemetery

Lat:   38.2615°   (38° 15' 41")

Lon:   -78.6206°   (-78° 37' 14")

The Mission Home Cemetery is located in Albemarle County<2>.

The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Mission Home Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mission Home Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Prize Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prize Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prize Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prize Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
    • The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gentry Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Wyatt Mtn. Mission Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Otterbine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterbine Cemetery
    • The Otterbine Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • The Otterbine Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Vernon Family Cemetery
  • Christian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christian Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Huckstep Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huckstep Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Huckstep Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Huckstep Family Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Mitchell - Davis Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • High Top Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Top Cemetery
    • The High Top Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Sipe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sipe Cemetery
      • The Sipe Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • McAllister - Batten Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAllister - Batten Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McAllister - Batten Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The McAllister - Batten Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the McAllister - Batten Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Crozet.
      • The McAllister - Batten Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Batten Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982556 <6>
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Parrott Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrott Cemetery
      • The Parrott Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Baugher Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baugher Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Baugher Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Baugher Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • The Baugher Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Angus Baugher Family Cemetery
    • Baugher Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baugher Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Baugher Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Baugher Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Maupin Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maupin Family Cemetery
      • The Maupin Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Free Union Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sinai Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sinai Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sinai Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Estes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Estes Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Powell Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Family Cemetery
      • The Powell Family Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Runkle Graveyard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Runkle Graveyard
      • The Runkle Graveyard is located in Greene County
    • Garth Graveyard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garth Graveyard
      • The Garth Graveyard is located in Greene County
    • St. James Mission Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Mission Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. James Mission Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The St. James Mission Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Shipp Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shipp Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Shipp Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Shipp Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shipp Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Swift Run.
    • Maiden Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maiden Cemetery
      • The Maiden Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Asa Baugher Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asa Baugher Cemetery
      • The Asa Baugher Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Davis Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Family Cemetery
      • The Davis Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Williams Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Family Cemetery
      • The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • The Williams Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bauger / Williams Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279382 <6>
    • Daniel Baugher Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Baugher Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Daniel Baugher Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Daniel Baugher Cemetery is located in Rockingham County

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]<3> of the Mission Home Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mission Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Boonesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Cedarmere
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
  • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
  • Mountfair
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
    • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
  • Berrytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
  • Free Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Amicus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Amicus is located in Greene County
  • Swift Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
  • McGaheysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGaheysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaheysville
    • McGaheysville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGaheysville <7>
  • White Hall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
  • Earlysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
    • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <7>
  • Stanardsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
    • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <7>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Elkton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <7>
    • Montevideo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevideo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
    • Logan Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Advance Mills Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Goods Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goods Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
    • Grottoes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Quinque
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Kinderhook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Massanutten
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanutten have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanutten
      • Massanutten is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massanutten <7>
    • Sampson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sampson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Crozet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hollymead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
    • Cross Keys
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Mission Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albemarle County.

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

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 Mission Home Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1470633  (Mission Home Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1470633 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Swift Run Gap
    • County: Albemarle         Elev: 380
    • Location given for GNIS #1470633 (Mission Home Cemetery)

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Albemarle, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mission Home Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2615, Longitude: -78.6206       In this case, the coordinates for the Mission Home Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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