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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 Ottobine UMC Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.4294°   (38° 25' 45")

Lon:   -79.0424°   (-79° 2' 32")

The Ottobine UMC Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<1>.

The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east of the Ottobine UMC Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Ottobine UMC Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Rockingham 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 Ottobine UMC 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 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Ottobine UMC Cemetery.

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

    • Ottobine
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
      • Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
    • Spring Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
    • Clover Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
      • Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
    • Lilly
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Rockingham County
    • Briery Branch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
      • Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
    • Rushville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
    • Bridgewater
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Coakley Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coakley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
      • Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
    • Hinton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Hinton is located in Rockingham County
    • Dayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
    • Mount Solon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • New Erection
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
      • New Erection is located in Rockingham County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Stokesville ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
        • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
      • Mount Crawford
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North River
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
        • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Harrisonburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Parnassus
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
        • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
      • Green Mount
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
        • Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
      • Singers Glen
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
        • Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
      • Weyers Cave
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Keys
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Massanetta Springs
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanetta Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
        • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Edom
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
        • Edom is located in Rockingham 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 Ottobine UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Ottobine UMC Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Anderson Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Anderson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Anderson Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Family Cemetery
    • Briery Branch Church of the Brethren Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Spring Creek Negro Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Spring Creek Negro Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Spring Creek Negro Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Negro Cemetery
    • DeVier Family Cemetery #1
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the DeVier Family Cemetery #1. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The DeVier Family Cemetery #1 is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeVier Family Cemetery #1
    • DeVier Family Cemetery #2
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the DeVier Family Cemetery #2. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The DeVier Family Cemetery #2 is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeVier Family Cemetery #2
    • Clover Hill UMC Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Croushorn Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Creek Community Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Spring Creek Community Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Spring Creek Community Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • The Spring Creek Community Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Spring Creek Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Community Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
    • Riverdale Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Robert Farley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Robert Farley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Robert Farley Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robert Farley Cemetery
    • Click Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Click Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Click Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Click Family Cemetery
    • Arey Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Bank Mennonite Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Dry River Mennonite Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dry River Mennonite Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Dry River Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry River Mennonite Church Cemetery
      • Ames Methodist Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenwood Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
        • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bridgewater Cemetery
        • Greenwood Ames Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Pleasant View Mennonite Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • George W. Arey Family Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the George W. Arey Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The George W. Arey Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George W. Arey Family Cemetery
      • Rawley Springs Mennonite Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

    The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Ottobine UMC Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4294, Longitude: -79.0424    
    <3>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.
    <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>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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