A visit to the New Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Providence Cemetery:
37.9518, -79.3025
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Providence Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the New Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Steeles Tavern.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #552456 <5>
- Stony Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stony Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill Cemetery
- Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- Timber Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Timber Ridge Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- Craigsville Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Irish Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Irish Creek Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Creek Cemetery
- Haines Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Haines Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Clarks Mtn. Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Glebe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Glebe Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glebe Cemetery
- New Monmouth Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Monmouth Cemetery
- Coffeytown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brownsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Spottswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Steeles Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marlbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Craigsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Kerrs Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- East Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Chapin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Marble Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Yost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stuarts Draft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockbridge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Goshen
- Goshen lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the New Providence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goshen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Greenville
- Lexington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockbridge 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1806003 (New Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806003 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: Rockbridge
- Est. Elev: 436 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownsburg
- Location given for New Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.951798 Lon: -79.3025348
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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 Rockbridge, 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' (or 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- New Providence 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. |