A visit to the Mourning Valley 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 Mourning Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mourning Valley Cemetery:
37.6121, -78.4883
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mourning Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mourning Valley Cemetery is located in Buckingham County<2>.
The county seat for Buckingham County is located in Buckingham. Buckingham lies just to the southwest of the Mourning Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mourning Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mourning Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mourning Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ayers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Hanes Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Fork Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fork Union Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Union Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Buckingham Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Whitlock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Whitlock Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Gold Hill.
- The Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197478 <5>
- George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Centenary.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278836 <5>
- Mulberry Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Enon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Gold Mine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gold Mine Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Cemetery
- Cornerstone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cornerstone Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mourning Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mourning Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buckingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dillwyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Vinco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Centenary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Gravel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Glenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Alcoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Enonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Axtell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Arvonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Manteo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Toga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Trents Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Nicholas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- New Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Warminster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Scottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stony Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Curdsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Guinea Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Trenton Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Weber City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Mourning Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buckingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mourning Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckingham
- Dillwyn
- Scottsville
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 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 Mourning Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Buckingham 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 Mourning Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1501566 (Mourning Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1501566 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: Buckingham
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dillwyn
- Location given for Mourning Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6120902 Lon: -78.4883377
- 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 Buckingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mourning Valley 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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