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A visit to the Norwood Cemetery ...


The location of the Norwood Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Norwood Cemetery

Lat:   37.3924°   (37° 23' 32")

Lon:   -79.3736°   (-79° 22' 24")

The Norwood Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Norwood Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 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)
    • Cifax
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cifax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
      • Cifax is located in Bedford County
    • Lowry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
      • Lowry is located in Bedford County
    • Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Powhatan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
      • Powhatan is located in Campbell County
    • Woodbine Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
      • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Boonsboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
      • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
    • Bedford Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
      • Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
    • Timberlake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
    • Coleman Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
      • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
    • Bedford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Abert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
      • Abert is located in Bedford County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Lawyers
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawyers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
        • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
      • Lavino Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavino Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
        • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
      • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
        • Winesap is located in Amherst County
      • Pedlar Mills
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pedlar Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
        • Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
      • Joppa Mill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
        • Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Norwood Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Virginia Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Virginia Memorial Park is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virginia Memorial Park
    • Grange Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grange Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grange Cemetery
    • Coffee Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coffee Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Whitten - Hogan Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Whitten - Hogan Family Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitten - Hogan Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174675 <6>
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Edwin J. Lee Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Edwin J. Lee Family Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwin J. Lee Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2729100 <6>
    • Turpin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turpin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turpin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turpin Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callaway - Steptoe Cemetery
      • Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Ebenezer Church Cemetery
        • Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51521 <6>
      • Old Ebenezer Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Longwood Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Longwood Cemetery is located in Bedford City
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longwood Cemetery
      • Fairmount Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Bedford City
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmount Cemetery
      • Forest Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otey Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Otey Street Cemetery is located in Bedford City
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otey Street Cemetery
      • Prebble Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prebble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Prebble Cemetery is located in Campbell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prebble Cemetery
      • Beulah Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Campbell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #1471672 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Boonsboro
      • County: Bedford         Elev: 309
      • Location given for GNIS #1471672 (Norwood Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

    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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Norwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3924, Longitude: -79.3736       In this case, the coordinates for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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