A visit to the Saint Marks 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. Marks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marks Cemetery:
37.0785, -78.1297
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Nottoway County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. Marks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blendon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blendon Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blendon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Crewe.
- The Blendon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49490 <5>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Crewe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crewe Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Belfast Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Strum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Strum Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Smithson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Smithson Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smithson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Kenbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450332 <5>
- Kenbridge Heights Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lunsalord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lunsalord Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunsalord Cemetery
- Vaughns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Vaughns Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Downs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Wards Chapel Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Chapel Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Bethel United Bethodist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Towler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Towler Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Marks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winnie
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Blackstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crewe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Victoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Kenbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burkeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Green Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Oral Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dundas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Meherrin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Spainville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Wattsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Lochleven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Wilsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Bagleys Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Darvills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Earls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
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. Marks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nottoway County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blackstone
- Burkeville
- Crewe
- Kenbridge
- Victoria
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 St. Marks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nottoway 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 St. Marks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1493936 (Saint Marks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1493936 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: Nottoway
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rubermont
- Location given for Saint Marks Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0784849 Lon: -78.1297222
- 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 Nottoway, 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- St. Marks 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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