A visit to the Rader Cemetery ...
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Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rader Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rader Cemetery (FG ID #227340)
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 Rader Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rader Cemetery
Lat: 38.6508° (38° 39' 2")
Lon: -78.7807° (-78° 46' 50")
The Rader Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<2>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Rader Cemetery .
Name Variations for Rader Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Rader Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rader Lutheran Church Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Rader Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rader Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Driver / Rife Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homan Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Broadway Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wampler Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashenfelter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linville Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Billheimer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Family Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Riddle Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trissels Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zirkle / Driver Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rader Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rader Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Timberville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Broadway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cootes Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plains Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turleytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Daphna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daphna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Daphna
From the Rader Cemetery to Daphna
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulks Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lacey Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Singers Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rinkerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orkney Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Rockingham County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Melrose
From the Rader Cemetery to Melrose
- Mount Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <7>
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Rader 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 Rader Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Broadway
- Harrisonburg
- New Market
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 Rader 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 ...
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 Rader Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1806032 (Rader Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1806032 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: Timberville
- County: Rockingham Elev: 332
- Location given for GNIS #1806032 (Rader Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #227340
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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. |
<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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rader Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6508, Longitude: -78.7807 |
<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 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |