A visit to the Old Monmouth 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 Old Monmouth Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Monmouth Cemetery:
37.8082, -79.4725
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Monmouth Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Monmouth Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Old Monmouth Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Monmouth Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- New Monmouth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Monmouth Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lexington City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Presbyterian Cemetery
- Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158181 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lexington City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Market Place Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50176 <5>
- Mt. Moreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moreland Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moreland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moreland Cemetery is located
- The Mt. Moreland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Moreland Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983694 <5>
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51912 <5>
- Kerrs Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kerrs Creek Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Hartbarger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartbarger Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartbarger Cemetery
- Collierstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Collierstown Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierstown Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Timber Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Timber Ridge Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Union View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Union View Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union View Cemetery
- Goodbar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Goodbar Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbar Cemetery
- Falling Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Old Monmouth Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Monmouth Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Kerrs Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Buffalo Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Fancy Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Brownsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Natural Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marlbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Greenlee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Millboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Griffith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Forks of Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Steeles Tavern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
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 Old Monmouth 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 Old Monmouth Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Old Monmouth 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 Old Monmouth Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1471857 (Old Monmouth Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471857 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: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington
- Location given for Old Monmouth Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8081868 Lon: -79.472539
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Monmouth 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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