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A visit to the Mount Comfort Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Comfort Cemetery (FG ID #51254)

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 Mt. Comfort Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery

Lat:   38.7780°   (38° 46' 40")

Lon:   -77.0892°   (-77° 5' 21")

The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Fairfax County<2>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Comfort Cemetery.<4>

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

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Comfort Cemetery.

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

  • Groveton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
    • Groveton is located in Fairfax County
  • Penn Daw Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penn Daw Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
    • Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County
  • Belle Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Huntington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Fairfax County
  • Burgundy Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgundy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
    • Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County
  • Rose Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
  • Hybla Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hybla Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
    • Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County
  • Alexandria
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chinquapin Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinquapin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
    • Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
  • Mount Vernon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fort Hunt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
    • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
  • Fort Foote Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Foote Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
    • Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Oakcrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Franconia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franconia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
      • Franconia is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franconia <8>
    • Warwick Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
      • Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
    • Lincolnia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
      • Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
    • Newington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
      • Newington is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <8>
    • Fort Washington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Baileys Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Crossroads
      • Baileys Crossroads is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileys Crossroads <8>
    • Oxon Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxon Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxon Hill
      • Oxon Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxon Hill <8>
    • Forest Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
      • Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
    • Arlington Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
    • Springfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Yates Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Village
      • Yates Village is located in Fairfax County
    • Brandon Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
      • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
    • Friendly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
      • Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Lake Barcroft
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Barcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
      • Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County
    • Annandale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annandale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
      • Annandale is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annandale <8>
    • North Springfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
      • North Springfield is located in Fairfax County
    • Buckingham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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 Mt. Comfort Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfax County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Comfort 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 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 Mt. Comfort 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 Mt. Comfort Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1470857  (Mount Comfort Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1470857 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: Alexandria
    • County: Fairfax         Elev: 72
    • Location given for GNIS #1470857 (Mount Comfort Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #51254

The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fairfax, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Comfort Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7780, Longitude: -77.0892    
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov.
<8>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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