A visit to the Monticello Graveyard ...
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 Monticello Graveyard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Monticello Graveyard:
38.0096, -78.4522
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Monticello Graveyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Monticello Graveyard is located in Albemarle County<2>.
The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies just to the northwest of the Monticello Graveyard .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Monticello Graveyard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Monticello Graveyard, with the nearest first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- University Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The University Cemetery is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Cemetery
- Slate Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Slate Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill Cemetery
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wake Forest Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest Cemetery
- Ash Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ash Lawn Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Lawn Cemetery
- Mt. Eagle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Eagle Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eagle Cemetery
- Magruder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Magruder Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder Cemetery
- Chapman Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chapman Grove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Grove Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Moon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Munday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Munday Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The South Plains Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plains Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Hildebrand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hildebrand Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Cemetery
- Barksdale Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Family Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405986 <5>
- Chisholm - Bishop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Monticello Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Monticello Graveyard, with the nearest first:
- Simeon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Charlottesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Belmont
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Shadwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Commonwealth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Eastham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Barracks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Huntington Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- Rio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Keswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Ednam Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
- Woodridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Logan Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Hollymead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Lake Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Jefferson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Ivy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rosena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
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 Monticello Graveyard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albemarle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monticello Graveyard.
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 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 Monticello Graveyard:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Albemarle 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 Monticello Graveyard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690345 (Monticello Graveyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690345 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: Albemarle
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charlottesville East
- Location given for Monticello Graveyard:
- Lat: 38.0095844 Lon: -78.452233
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monticello Graveyard) 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. |