A visit to the Ruff 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 Ruff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ruff Cemetery:
37.4054, -76.3541
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ruff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ruff Cemetery is located in Mathews County<2>.
The county seat for Mathews County is located in Mathews. Mathews lies just to the northeast of the Ruff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ruff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Ruff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ruff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sibley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Emmaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- The Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Paul UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195836 <5>
- Hamburg School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Hurst - Ward Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pole Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pole Bridge Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Bridge Cemetery
- New Point School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ripley Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Cemetery
- Borum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Borum Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borum Cemetery
- Horn Harbor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Horn Harbor Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Harbor Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Stuart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Bowen - Sadler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mathews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ruff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ruff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cardinal
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Beaverlett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Ruff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Mathews
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Susan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Peary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Onemo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- New Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Diggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roanes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Rowes Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Achilles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Gloucester Courthouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- White Marsh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ordinary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Stingray Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Hartfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Crab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Ark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Belroi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
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 Ruff Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mathews County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ruff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Ruff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mathews 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 Ruff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1739140 (Ruff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739140 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: Mathews
- Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mathews
- Location given for Ruff Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4054152 Lon: -76.3541107
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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 Mathews, 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 from Point A (ie- Ruff 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |