A visit to the Mount Horeb 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 Mt. Horeb Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery:
38.1493, -78.0717
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Orange. Orange lies just to the north northwest of the Mt. Horeb Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Horeb Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Horeb Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Horeb Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Woodbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Woodbury Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Pamunkey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51459 <5>
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- The Westview Cemetery has also been known as:
- West View Cemetery
- James Madison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Kemper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Kemper Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Cemetery
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Unionville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Unionville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel 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 Mt. Horeb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Horeb Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Meltons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Madison Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Trevilians
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montpelier Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Louisa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Grassland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Medlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Holladay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Burnt Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Rhoadesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barboursville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cobham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Bells Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Childs Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Mineral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Radiant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Pendleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Paytes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Burnley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
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. Horeb Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Horeb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Mt. Horeb Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Orange 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. Horeb Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1494753 (Mount Horeb Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494753 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orange
- Location given for Mount Horeb Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1493025 Lon: -78.0716667
- 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 Orange, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Horeb 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. |