A visit to the Poorhouse 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 Poorhouse Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poorhouse Cemetery:
38.7965, -77.9072
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Poorhouse Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Poorhouse Cemetery is located in Fauquier County<2>.
The county seat for Fauquier County is located in Warrenton. Warrenton lies just to the southeast of the Poorhouse Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Poorhouse Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Poorhouse Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Poorhouse Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thumbn Run Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumbn Run Cemetery
- Orlean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Orlean Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlean Cemetery
- Leeds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Leeds Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Calvary Gospel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warrenton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Warrenton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234000 <5>
- Strother - Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardscrabble Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble Cemetery
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Poplar Forks Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Buckland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Buckland Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland Cemetery
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Greenwich Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Greenwich Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Solon Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Solon Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Cemetery
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 Poorhouse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poorhouse Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Orlean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Markham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delaplane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amissville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Frytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Broad Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zulla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Jeffersonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Kerfoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Halfway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Chester Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Opal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Waterfall Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Applewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Haymarket
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Landmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
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 Poorhouse Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fauquier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Poorhouse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Poorhouse Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fauquier 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 Poorhouse Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1472614 (Poorhouse Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1472614 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: Fauquier
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orlean
- Location given for Poorhouse Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7965041 Lon: -77.9072173
- 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 Fauquier, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poorhouse 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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