A visit to the Mount Jackson 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. Jackson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Jackson Cemetery:
38.7332, -78.6447
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Jackson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Jackson Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County<2>.
The county seat for Shenandoah County is located in Woodstock. Woodstock lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mt. Jackson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Jackson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Jackson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Jackson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Our Soldiers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Our Soldiers Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Soldiers Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Valley Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woods Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Chapel Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Clifton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Clifton Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Clifton Cemetery
- Solomons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Solomons Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomons Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- The St. Matthews Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reformation Cemetery
- Reformation Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #947159 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Palmyra Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Thomas Family Cemetery #2
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Billheimer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Billheimer Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billheimer Cemetery
- Furnace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Furnace Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Cemetery
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Forge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Forge Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Forge Cemetery
- Wakemans Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Jackson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Jackson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Jackson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rinkerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Mount Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plains Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Edinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Timberville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Jerome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Willow Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Columbia Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Orkney Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Broadway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Cootes Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Mayland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Daphna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Stanley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Fulks Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
- Turleytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turleytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
- Lacey Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Marksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Rileyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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. Jackson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shenandoah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Jackson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Broadway
- Edinburg
- Luray
- Luray lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Jackson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- New Market
- Stanley
- Woodstock
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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. Jackson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Shenandoah 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. Jackson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1485595 (Mount Jackson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485595 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: Shenandoah
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Market
- Location given for Mount Jackson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7331709 Lon: -78.6447378
- 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 Shenandoah, 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. Jackson 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. |
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