A visit to the Saint Paul's 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
Lat: 38.6142° (38° 36' 51")
Lon: -78.7314° (-78° 43' 53")
The St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<1>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wampler Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zirkle / Driver Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Driver / Rife Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timberville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Billheimer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thomas Family Cemetery #2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rader Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broadway Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Homan Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Linville Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bible Way Church of God in Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stoner Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mayland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plains Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Timberville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broadway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daphna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cootes Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turleytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Linville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Edom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fulks Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Singers Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Shenandoah is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <7>
- Mount Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <7>
- Rinkerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leaksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stanley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <7>
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harrisonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orkney Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marksville
(13 miles [20.9 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. Paul's 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. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Broadway
- Harrisonburg
- New Market
- Stanley
- Stanley lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stanley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockingham County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6142, Longitude: -78.7314 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |