A visit to the Saint Pauls 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. Pauls Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Pauls Cemetery:
36.6624, -78.4139
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County<2>.
The county seat for Mecklenburg County is located in Boydton. Boydton lies just to the east of the St. Pauls Cemetery .
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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. Pauls Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Pauls Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- Easters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Easters Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easters Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Bluestone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bluestone Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Skipwith Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Skipwith Family Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith Family Cemetery
- The Skipwith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prestwould Cemetery
- Prestwould Planation Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chase City.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chase City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52730 <5>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Oakhurst Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Oakhurst Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Ephesus Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burwell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Burwell Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell Cemetery
- State Line Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
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]<3> of the St. Pauls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Pauls Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boydton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Skipwith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Finchley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Cusco Willa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Jeffress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chase City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dunns Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Union Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Wightman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Orgainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Townsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Palmer Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Henrico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Shiny Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Bullock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ogburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Averett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Opie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Finneywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Drewry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Bracey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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. Pauls Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mecklenburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Pauls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boydton
- Chase City
- Clarksville
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. Pauls Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg 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. Pauls Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1473857 (Saint Pauls Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1473857 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: Mecklenburg
- Est. Elev: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boydton
- Location given for Saint Pauls Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6623634 Lon: -78.413887
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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 Mecklenburg, 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. Pauls 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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