A visit to the Murphy Grove 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 Murphy Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphy Grove Cemetery:
36.8143, -78.9645
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphy Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphy Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies just to the south southeast of the Murphy Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Murphy Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphy Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McKendree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- Winns Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Winns Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winns Creek Cemetery
- Crystal Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crystal Hill Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Halifax Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Halifax Town Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Town Cemetery
- Millstone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Millstone Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Union UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union UMC Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of South Boston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2544393 <5>
- Halifax Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Peaceful Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Scottsburg Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Dan River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dan River Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Catawba Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Catawba Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Cemetery
- Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Five Forks Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Five Forks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50232 <5>
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murphy Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphy Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Halifax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banister Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Crystal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Westside Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Clays Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Jones
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Loftis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Rodden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- South Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nathalie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sign Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Leda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Scottsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Henrys Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Rabat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Clover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Cluster Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Omega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Cody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Java
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Lucks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
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 Murphy Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murphy Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Halifax
- Scottsburg
- South Boston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Murphy Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 Murphy Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690132 (Murphy Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690132 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Halifax
- Location given for Murphy Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8143047 Lon: -78.9644565
- 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 Halifax, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Murphy Grove 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |