A visit to the Remey Tomb ...
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 Remey Tomb ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Remey Tomb:
38.7068, -77.1966
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Remey Tomb can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Remey Tomb is located in Fairfax County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Remey Tomb.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Remey Tomb, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Accotink UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Accotink UMC Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink UMC Cemetery
- Sydenstricker Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Fairfax Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairfax Grave is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Grave
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Schurtz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Schurtz Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurtz Cemetery
- The Schurtz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242933 <5>
- Devers / Tyler Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Chapel Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Chapel Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #CH-54C <6>
- Washington Family Tomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Burke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Jack & Lizzie Pearson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hedges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hedges Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges Cemetery
- Open Arms Pentacostal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colmans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Colmans Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmans Cemetery
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Metropolitan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Metropolitan Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolitan Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Struder Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Annandale UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Remey Tomb.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Remey Tomb, with the nearest first:
- Pohick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Lorton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Occoquan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Lake Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Agnewville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franconia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yates Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Village
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hybla Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- North Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Dale City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Indian Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Fort Hunt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Groveton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Annandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Hampton Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Bryans Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Penn Daw Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Burgundy Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Lincolnia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Sideburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
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 Remey Tomb. The following communities are located in Fairfax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Remey Tomb.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lorton
- Mount Vernon
- Springfield
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 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 Remey Tomb:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fairfax 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 Remey Tomb:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1473144 (Remey Tomb)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1473144 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: Fairfax
- Est. Elev: 34 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Belvoir
- Location given for Remey Tomb:
- Lat: 38.706782 Lon: -77.1966482
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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 Fairfax, 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- Remey Tomb) 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |