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A visit to the Mount View 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. View Cemetery ...

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

36.5824, -79.4147

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. View Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> of the Mt. View Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Schoolfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Schoolfield Cemetery is located in Danville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolfield Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Danville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Freedmens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Freedmens Cemetery is located in Danville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedmens Cemetery
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Danville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
  • Danville National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Danville Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Leemont Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Leemont Cemetery is located in Danville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemont Cemetery
  • Cunningham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Danville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
  • Stokesland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stokesland Cemetery is located in Danville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesland Cemetery
  • Highland Burial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Highland Burial Park is located in Danville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Burial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Danville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50621 <4>
  • Floral Hill Memorial Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Moss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Moss Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Scearce Gammon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Scearce Gammon Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scearce Gammon Cemetery
    • Soyar Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Soyar Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soyar Cemetery
    • Hickory Grove UMC Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Mayfield MB Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Berry Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Berry Hill Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill Cemetery
    • Ruffin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ruffin Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffin Cemetery
    • Gilead Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gilead Cemetery is located in Caswell County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
    • The Cedars Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Cedars Cemetery is located in Caswell County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Cedars 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]<2> of the Mt. View Cemetery.

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

  • Danville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Whitetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
  • Gatewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
  • Pelham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Providence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Ridgecrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
  • Mount Cross
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
  • Beaver Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Park is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
  • Blanch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kentuck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
  • Bethel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Ruffin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Estelle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Milton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
    • West Yanceyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
    • Yanceyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sutherlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
    • Quick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Quick is located in Caswell County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
    • Laurel Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
    • Spring Garden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Tightsqueeze
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
    • Cascade
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Lawsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
    • Locust Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Locust Hill is located in Caswell County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
    • Semora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Delila
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Delila is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila

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. View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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. View Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • 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. View Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1479162  (Mount View Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1479162 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
      • : Danville (city)
      • Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Danville
      • Location given for Mount View Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.5823607     Lon: -79.4147456
      • 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>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. View 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>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.