A visit to the Old Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Wright Cemetery:
38.0187, -77.4619
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Wright Cemetery is located in Caroline County<2>.
The county seat for Caroline County is located in Bowling Green. Bowling Green lies just to the east northeast of the Old Wright Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Wright Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- The Beulah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #341838 <5>
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Jericho Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Margarets Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margarets Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Lakewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oxford Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oxford Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Oxford Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Lawn Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lawn Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ruther Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Penola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Bowling Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Arcadia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Marye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Thornburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hewlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Burruss Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Partlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Verdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Doswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beaverdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Snell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massaponax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Tylers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Taylorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Bumpass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <6>
- Leavells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Samuels Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Lewiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Caroline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowling Green
- Spotsylvania
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 Old Wright Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Caroline 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1471888 (Old Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471888 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: Caroline
- Est. Elev: 74 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodford
- Location given for Old Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.018747 Lon: -77.4619261
- 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 Caroline, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Wright 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. |