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. 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 Mt. Comfort Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery:
38.7780, -77.0892
The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Fairfax County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Comfort Cemetery.
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.
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shuters Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shuters Hill Cemetery is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuters Hill Cemetery
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Schurtz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Devers / Tyler Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colmans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Colmans Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmans Cemetery
- Washington Family Tomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lyles Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lyles Family Cemetery is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Family Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lomax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lomax Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax Cemetery
- Corbett Family Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berry - Whitehead Family Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deuterman Family Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Accotink UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Accotink UMC Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink UMC Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Oxon Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oxon Hill Cemetery is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxon Hill Cemetery
- Columbia Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shelley Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shelley Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley Graveyard
- Ball - Carlin Family Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Annandale UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bayne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ignatius Cemetery
- Tomb of the Unknowns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tomb of the Unknowns is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomb of the Unknowns
- Custis Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Custis Burying Ground is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custis Burying Ground
- Syphax Family Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Penn Daw Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Belle Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Huntington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Burgundy Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Hybla Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Alexandria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Hunt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Fort Foote Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oakcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Franconia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Warwick Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincolnia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baileys Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oxon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Arlington Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yates Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yates Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Village
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.
- Alexandria
- Mount Vernon
- Springfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fairfax 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 Mt. Comfort Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #51254
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1470857 (Mount Comfort Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1470857 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: Fairfax
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alexandria
- Location given for Mount Comfort Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7787248 Lon: -77.0891449
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Comfort 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |