A visit to the Rising Sun 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 Rising Sun Cemetery ...
The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Albemarle County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Barksdale Family Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
- Cove Cemetery
- The Cove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
- The Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibson Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.
- Grace Cemetery
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Hardware Cemetery
- The Hardware Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardware Cemetery
- Harris Family Cemetery
- The Harris Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Esmont.
- The Harris Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harris - Kidd - Bryant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439014 <3>
- Hunt Cemetery
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hunt Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2652202 <3>
- Johnson Family Cemetery
- The Johnson Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Family Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405986 <3>
- Mooreland Cemetery
- The Mooreland Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- St. Georges Cemetery
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- The St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Esmont.
- The St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephen's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52032 <3>
- Trinity Cemetery
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Van Clief Family Cemetery
- Wild Rose Cemetery
- The Wild Rose Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Rising Sun Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adial
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Alberene
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Barracks
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Batesville
- Belmont
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
- Covesville
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Crozet
- Durrett Town
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Ednam Village
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
- Esmont
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Faber
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Foothill Village
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Huntington Village
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- Ivy
- Keene
- North Garden
- Onan
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Porters
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Rockfish
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Schuyler
- Scottsville
- Simeon
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- University Heights
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
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- Warren
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Woodridge
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Yancey Mills
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
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 Rising Sun 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 Rising Sun Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charlottesville
- Crozet
- Scottsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rising Sun Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Albemarle 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 Rising Sun Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1675119 (Rising Sun Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1675119 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: Albemarle
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Covesville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rising Sun Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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