A visit to the Our Soldiers 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 Our Soldiers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Our Soldiers Cemetery:
38.7548, -78.6342
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Our Soldiers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Our Soldiers Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County<2>.
The county seat for Shenandoah County is located in Woodstock. Woodstock lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Our Soldiers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Our Soldiers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Our Soldiers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Our Soldiers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Jackson Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Jackson Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Clifton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Clifton Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Clifton Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Valley Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woods Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Woods Chapel Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Chapel Cemetery
- Palmyra Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
- Solomons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Solomons Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomons Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Union Forge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Forge Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Forge Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Furnace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Furnace Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Cemetery
- Wakemans Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Heltsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Heltsley Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heltsley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heltsley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Columbia Furnace.
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- The St. Matthews Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reformation Cemetery
- Reformation Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #947159 <5>
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 Our Soldiers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Our Soldiers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Jackson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rinkerton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Mount Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Edinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plains Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Columbia Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Calvary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Timberville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leaksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orkney Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Broadway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Kimball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rileyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cootes Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Stanley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Seven Fountains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
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 Our Soldiers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shenandoah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Our Soldiers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Broadway
- Edinburg
- Luray
- Luray lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Our Soldiers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- New Market
- Stanley
- Woodstock
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Our Soldiers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Shenandoah 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 Our Soldiers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1493844 (Our Soldiers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1493844 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: Shenandoah
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Conicville
- Location given for Our Soldiers Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7548369 Lon: -78.6341817
- 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 Shenandoah, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Our Soldiers 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. |