A visit to the Norwood 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 Norwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Norwood Cemetery:
37.3924, -79.3736
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Norwood Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Norwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Norwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Norwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Virginia Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grange Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Grange Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Terrace View Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitten - Hogan Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Pisgah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Pike Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leftwich Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwin J. Lee Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Edwin J. Lee Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Edwin J. Lee Family Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwin J. Lee Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2729100 <5>
- Turpin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Turpin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin Cemetery
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- Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51521 <5>
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ebenezer Cemetery
- Longwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Longwood Cemetery is located in Bedford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Bedford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Lynchburg Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otey Street Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Otey Street Cemetery is located in Bedford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otey Street Cemetery
- Prebble Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Prebble Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Norwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Norwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goode
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Cifax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Lowry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Woodbine Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Boonsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Bedford Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Timberlake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Coleman Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Waugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peaksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Abert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Lawyers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Lavino Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Lynchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Madison Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winesap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Pedlar Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
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 Norwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Norwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Norwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Norwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1471672 (Norwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471672 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 309 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boonsboro
- Location given for Norwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3923632 Lon: -79.3736407
- 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 Bedford, 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- Norwood 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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