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A visit to the Prize Hill Cemetery ...

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 Prize Hill Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prize Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prize Hill Cemetery

Lat:   38.2393°   (38° 14' 21")

Lon:   -78.6142°   (-78° 36' 51")

The Prize Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County<2>.

The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Prize Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Prize Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mission Home Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mission Home Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gentry Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
    • The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Wyatt Mtn. Mission Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Huckstep Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huckstep Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Huckstep Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Huckstep Family Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Otterbine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterbine Cemetery
    • The Otterbine Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • The Otterbine Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Vernon Family Cemetery
  • Christian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christian Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • McAllister - Batten Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAllister - Batten Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McAllister - Batten Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The McAllister - Batten Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McAllister - Batten Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Crozet.
    • The McAllister - Batten Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Batten Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982556 <6>
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mitchell - Davis Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tate Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tate Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Maupin Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maupin Family Cemetery
      • The Maupin Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Free Union Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sinai Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sinai Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sinai Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Estes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Estes Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Parrott Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrott Cemetery
      • The Parrott Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • High Top Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Top Cemetery
      • The High Top Cemetery is located in Greene County

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 Prize Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Boonesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Cedarmere
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
  • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
  • Mountfair
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
    • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
  • Free Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Amicus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Amicus is located in Greene County
  • White Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
  • Berrytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
  • Decca ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Decca is located in Albemarle County
  • Earlysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
    • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <7>
  • Swift Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
  • Logan Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
    • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Advance Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Advance Mills Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Stanardsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
      • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <7>
    • Elkton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <7>
    • Quinque
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • McGaheysville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGaheysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaheysville
      • McGaheysville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGaheysville <7>
    • Grottoes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Foothill Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Crozet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ivy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hollymead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
    • Montevideo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevideo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
    • Goods Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goods Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
      • Goods Mill 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 Prize Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albemarle County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prize Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Prize Hill Cemetery:

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 Prize Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1675115  (Prize Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1675115 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Free Union
    • County: Albemarle         Elev: 269
    • Location given for GNIS #1675115 (Prize Hill Cemetery)

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

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

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 Albemarle, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prize Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2393, Longitude: -78.6142       In this case, the coordinates for the Prize Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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