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A visit to the Saint Mary's African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion 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. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery:

36.7792, -77.1314

The St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery is located in Southampton County<1>.

The county seat for Southampton County is located in Courtland. Courtland lies just to the southeast of the St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> of the St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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]<2> of the St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Mary's AME Zion Church 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 St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Southampton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Franklin
    • Franklin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Franklin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery:

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Southampton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Mary's AME Zion 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.