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A visit to the Rye Cove Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Rye Cove Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rye Cove Cemetery

Lat:   36.6615°   (36° 39' 41")

Lon:   -80.3331°   (-80° 19' 59")

The Rye Cove Cemetery is located in Patrick County<1>.

The county seat for Patrick County is located in Stuart. Stuart lies just to the east southeast of the Rye Cove Cemetery .

Name Variations for Rye Cove Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Rye Cove Cemetery.

Rye Cove Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Handy - Rye Cemetery
  • Handy Family Cemetery
  • Fain Family Cemetery
  • Light Family Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Rye Cove Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rye Cove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mayo Mtn. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayo Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayo Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mayo Mtn. Cemetery is located in Patrick County
  • Stuart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bouldin Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bouldin Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bouldin Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bouldin Memorial Cemetery is located in Patrick County
  • New Dan River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Dan River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Dan River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Dan River Cemetery is located in Patrick County
  • Creaseys Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creaseys Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creaseys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Creaseys Chapel Cemetery is located in Patrick County
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wayside Cemetery is located in Patrick County
  • Meadows of Dan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows of Dan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows of Dan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meadows of Dan Cemetery is located in Patrick County
  • Mayberry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Patrick County
  • Danube Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danube Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danube Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Danube Cemetery is located in Patrick County
  • Robert L. Beasely Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • High Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Patrick Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patrick Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patrick Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patrick Memorial Gardens is located in Patrick County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Conners View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conners View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conners View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Conners View Cemetery is located in Patrick County
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Patrick County
    • Terry - Barnard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry - Barnard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry - Barnard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Terry - Barnard Cemetery is located in Patrick County
    • Marshall - Bowman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall - Bowman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall - Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marshall - Bowman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Banks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Banks Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • New Bell Spur Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bell Spur Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bell Spur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Bell Spur Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • James Bowman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Bowman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The James Bowman Cemetery is located in Patrick County
    • Bell Spur Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Big A Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big A Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big A Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big A Cemetery is located in Patrick County
    • Patrick Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patrick Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patrick Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patrick Springs Cemetery is located in Patrick County
    • Cockram Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Rye Cove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rye Cove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Rye Cove Cemetery. The following communities are located in Patrick County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rye Cove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Stuart
    • Stuart lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Rye Cove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stuart.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Woolwine

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 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 Rye Cove Cemetery:

The official website for Patrick County: www.co.patrick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Patrick, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rye Cove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6615, Longitude: -80.3331    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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