A visit to the New Hope United Church of Christ (UCC) 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 UCC Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Hope UCC Cemetery:
38.4373, -78.8257
The New Hope UCC Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<1>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies just to the west northwest of the New Hope UCC Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Hope UCC Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the New Hope UCC Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Hope UCC Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Grove UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beth-El Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Mabel Memorial Presbyterian Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Webster Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Newtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
- Woodbine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Good Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keezletown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitmore Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Huffman / Flick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weavers Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomas Family Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockingham County Alms House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pirkey Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Armentrout Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the New Hope UCC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Hope UCC Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Massanetta Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Keezletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisonburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Melrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montevideo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Massanutten
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Linville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goods Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McGaheysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Green Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Erection
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coakley Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Crawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Singers Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daphna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(10 miles [16.1 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 New Hope UCC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Hope UCC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Dayton
- Harrisonburg
- Mount Crawford
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 UCC Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockingham 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 UCC Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1491348 (New Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1491348 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: Rockingham
- Est. Elev: 477 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrisonburg
- Location given for New Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.437347 Lon: -78.8258587
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Hope UCC 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |