A visit to the New Hope 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 New Hope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Hope Cemetery:
37.4826, -79.1214
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Hope Cemetery is located in Amherst County<2>.
The county seat for Amherst County is located in Amherst. Amherst lies just to the north northeast of the New Hope Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the New Hope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McIvor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McIvor Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mead Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
- Rose Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Faulconer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Faulconer Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulconer Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
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- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Old City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lynchburg.
- The Old City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
- Old Lynchburg City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970115 <5>
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Morriss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morriss Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morriss 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]<3> of the New Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winesap
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Madison Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coolwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Lavino Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Lynchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Joshua Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Sweet Briar Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Abert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Woodbine Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Boonsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pedlar Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Monitor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Walkers Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Coleman Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Powhatan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Beckham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- New Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Sandidges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Waugh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
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 New Hope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amherst County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 New Hope Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Amherst 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 New Hope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1471427 (New Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471427 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: Amherst
- Est. Elev: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kelly
- Location given for New Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4826417 Lon: -79.1214137
- 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 Amherst, 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 from Point A (ie- New Hope 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. |