RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Virginia >> Dinwiddie County >> Ocran UMC CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the Ocran United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ocran UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ocran UMC Cemetery (FG ID #51509).

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 Ocran UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ocran UMC Cemetery:

37.1942, -77.5544

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Ocran UMC Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

The Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Sutherland.

The cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County<2>.

. Dinwiddie lies just to the south southwest of the Ocran UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ocran UMC Cemetery.

Name Variations for Ocran UMC Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Ocran UMC Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Ocran Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Ocran UMC Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ocran UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rocky Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Drivers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Drivers Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
  • Wyatt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
  • Andrews Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Andrews Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Traylor Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
  • Dabney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Dabney Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney Cemetery
  • Gill Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Gill Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Grove Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
  • Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Smiths Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
    • Dinwiddie Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Woods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
    • Union Branch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Union Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Branch Cemetery
    • Wittbuish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Wittbuish Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittbuish Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Meunier Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ampy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Ampy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampy Cemetery
    • Poplar Grove National Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ettrick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Ettrick Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick Cemetery
    • Hollywood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ocran UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ocran UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Ocran UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dinwiddie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ocran UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Ocran UMC Cemetery:

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 Ocran UMC Cemetery:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #51509

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1690795  (Ocran Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690795 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: Dinwiddie
    • Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
    • Topo Map Name: Sutherland
    • Location given for Ocran Cemetery:
    • Lat: 37.1940393     Lon: -77.5544326
    • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Dinwiddie, 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- Ocran UMC 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.