A visit to the Petersville 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 Petersville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Petersville Cemetery:
37.5646, -77.9644
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Petersville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Petersville Cemetery is located in Powhatan County<2>.
. Powhatan lies just to the east southeast of the Petersville Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Petersville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Petersville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Belmead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Belmead Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmead Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky Oak Church Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
- The Rocky Oak Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Oak Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Piedmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Masons Corner.
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Subletts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Subletts Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts Cemetery
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- The St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Luke's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52009 <5>
- Cartersville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cartersville Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cochran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Chapel Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Chapel Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Flower Hill Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Grub Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Grub Hill Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Petersville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Petersville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Michaux
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Thorncliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lodore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Masons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Goochland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Enon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fife
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Oilville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Lakeside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Paineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Amelia Court House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trenton Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Otterdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Rodophil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Midlothian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vontay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Shelfar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trents Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
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 Petersville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Powhatan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Petersville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amelia Court House
- Columbia
- Cumberland
- Goochland
- Midlothian
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Petersville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Powhatan 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 Petersville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1472235 (Petersville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1472235 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: Powhatan
- Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Powhatan
- Location given for Petersville Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5645929 Lon: -77.9644446
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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 Powhatan, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Petersville 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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