A visit to the Saint Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church 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 St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery:
38.3759, -78.8772
The St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<1>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies just to the north of the St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery .
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Name Variations for St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church 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.
St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Jacob's Lutheran Church 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 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Byerly Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Friedens UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockingham County Alms House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Early Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pike Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Keys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pirkey Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Good Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thomas Family Cemetery #1
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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- Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Northern Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitmer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Armentrout Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel Memorial Presbyterian Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Massanetta Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Crawford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goods Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keezletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montevideo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrisonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weyers Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Grottoes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Erection
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McGaheysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Massanutten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coakley Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Hinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ottobine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Dayton
- Dayton lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dayton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Grottoes
- Grottoes lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grottoes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
- Harrisonburg
- Mount Crawford
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 helpful 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 St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery:
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- 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 St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1491304 (Saint Jacobs Spaders Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1491304 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: 443 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgewater
- Location given for Saint Jacobs Spaders Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3759597 Lon: -78.8775267
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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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |