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A visit to the Mountain View 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 Mountain View Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mountain View Cemetery (FG ID #51336)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Mountain View Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain View Cemetery

Lat:   36.5714°   (36° 34' 17")

Lon:   -79.8701°   (-79° 52' 12")

The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.

The county seat for Henry County is located in Collinsville. Collinsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Mountain View Cemetery .

Name Variations for Mountain View 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.

Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Ridgeway 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 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mountain View Cemetery.<4>

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

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 Mountain View Cemetery.

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

  • Ridgeway
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Matrimony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fairview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Chatmoss
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatmoss have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
    • Chatmoss is located in Henry County
  • Horse Pasture
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoneville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
    • Stoneville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneville <7>
  • Providence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Eden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Spray ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
    • Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Spray
    • From the Mountain View Cemetery to Spray
  • Irisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Villa Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
    • Villa Heights is located in Henry County
  • Shiloh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Martinsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Summit
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Level
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Level have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
      • Sandy Level is located in Henry County
    • Laurel Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
      • Laurel Park is located in Henry County
    • Preston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fieldale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Collinsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <7>
    • College Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
      • College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Draper ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Draper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
      • Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Draper
      • From the Mountain View Cemetery to Draper
    • Axton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayodan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
      • Mayodan is located in Rockingham County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <7>
    • Cascade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Stanleytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleytown
      • Stanleytown is located in Henry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanleytown <7>
    • Stella
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Mountain View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain 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 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 Mountain View Cemetery:

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 Mountain View Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1471187  (Mountain View Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1471187 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Northwest Eden
    • County: Henry         Elev: 288
    • Location given for GNIS #1471187 (Mountain View Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #51336

The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Henry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mountain View Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5714, Longitude: -79.8701    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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