A visit to the Robinson 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 Robinson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Robinson Cemetery:
37.5512, -79.6231
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Robinson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County<2>.
The county seat for Botetourt County is located in Fincastle. Fincastle lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Robinson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Robinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Robinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ponton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ponton Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponton Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- High Bridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The High Bridge Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Shafer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shafer Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
- Natural Bridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copps Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Copps Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copps Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Copps Cemetery is located in Springwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960145 <5>
- Tolley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- Rapps Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rapps Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapps Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rudisill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rudisill Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudisill Cemetery
- Houseman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Houseman Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseman Cemetery
- Mountain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Bedford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2417214 <5>
- Diamond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Linkenhoker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Linkenhoker Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkenhoker Cemetery
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51521 <5>
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ebenezer Cemetery
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 Robinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Robinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rocky Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Buchanan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Natural Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Red Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Salt Petre Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Lithia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Greenlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Peaksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Montvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Villamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Buffalo Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Fincastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Gala
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Blue Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cifax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Waugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
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 Robinson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Botetourt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Robinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Buchanan
- Fincastle
- Glasgow
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Robinson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Botetourt 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 Robinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1486687 (Robinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486687 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: Botetourt
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arnold Valley
- Location given for Robinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5512458 Lon: -79.6230941
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Botetourt, 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 from Point A (ie- Robinson Cemetery) 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. |
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