A visit to the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens ...
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 Rest Haven Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens:
38.4674, -78.8386
The Rest Haven Memorial Gardens is located in Rockingham County<1>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies just to the southwest of the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Newton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Newtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Harrisonburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Beth-El Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Hope UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Huffman / Flick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Antioch UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cromer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weavers Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Good Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel Memorial Presbyterian Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Webster Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Linville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lindale Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edom Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brenneman Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomas Family Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keezletown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitmore Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adam M. Long Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowship UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Herwin Chapel EUB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Harrisonburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Massanetta Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keezletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Erection
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massanutten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Keys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Daphna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Singers Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coakley Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goods Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montevideo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McGaheysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Dayton
- Dayton lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dayton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Harrisonburg
- Mount Crawford
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 Rest Haven Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockingham 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 Rest Haven Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1486571 (Rest Haven Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486571 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: Rockingham
- Est. Elev: 404 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrisonburg
- Location given for Rest Haven Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 38.4684572 Lon: -78.838637
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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