A visit to the Saint Marys 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. Marys Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Cemetery:
38.7448, -78.6836
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County<2>.
The county seat for Shenandoah County is located in Woodstock. Woodstock lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. Marys Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marys Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Mt. Clifton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Clifton Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Clifton Cemetery
- Solomons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Solomons Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomons Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Mt. Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Jackson Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Jackson Cemetery
- Our Soldiers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Our Soldiers Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Soldiers Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Valley Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Chapel Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Stoney Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stoney Creek Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Thomas Family Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Billheimer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Billheimer Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billheimer Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- The St. Matthews Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reformation Cemetery
- Reformation Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #947159 <5>
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]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rinkerton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Mount Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Mount Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plains Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orkney Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Timberville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Edinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Tunis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Willow Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cootes Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Broadway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Leaksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Calvary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Turleytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turleytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
- Fulks Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
- Daphna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Luray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mathias
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Lacey Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
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. Marys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shenandoah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Broadway
- Edinburg
- Luray
- Luray lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- New Market
- Woodstock
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 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. Marys Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Shenandoah 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. Marys Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1673909 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1673909 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: Shenandoah
- Est. Elev: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Market
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7448368 Lon: -78.6836284
- 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 Shenandoah, 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. Marys 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. |