A visit to the Mount Sinai United Methodist Church (UMC) 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. Sinai UMC Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery:
38.4093, -78.8643
The Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<1>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies just to the north of the Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery.
Name Variations for Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vision of Hope UMC Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rockingham County Alms House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Webster Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mabel Memorial Presbyterian Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thomas Family Cemetery #1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Early Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Byerly Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Hope UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beth-El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Woodbine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodbine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weavers Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blosser Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pike Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pirkey Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armentrout Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keezletown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Newtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Massanetta Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harrisonburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Keezletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Crawford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goods Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montevideo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Erection
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Massanutten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coakley Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McGaheysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Linville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weyers Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grottoes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ottobine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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. Sinai UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Dayton
- Grottoes
- Harrisonburg
- Mount Crawford
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 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. Sinai UMC Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockingham County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the United Methodist Church (UMC) ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the United Methodist Church. See their website at:
- The United Methodist Church
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. Sinai UMC Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1491352 (Mount Sinai Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1491352 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: Rockingham
- Est. Elev: 452 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrisonburg
- Location given for Mount Sinai Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4095699 Lon: -78.864193
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |