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A visit to the Sandy Creek 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 Sandy Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandy Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Creek Cemetery

Lat:   37.3304°   (37° 19' 49")

Lon:   -78.1694°   (-78° 10' 9")

The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Amelia County<2>.

The county seat for Amelia County is located in Amelia Court House. Amelia Court House lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Sandy Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sandy Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Amelia County
  • Southall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Southall Cemetery is located in Amelia County
  • Star Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Star Hope Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centenary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centenary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Centenary Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Guinea Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guinea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guinea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Guinea Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • High Bridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Bridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The High Bridge Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
  • Cook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
  • Wards Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wards Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wards Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wards Chapel Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
  • Downs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Downs Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Amelia County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Amelia County
    • Trinity Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Memorial Gardens is located in Prince Edward County
    • Vaughns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vaughns Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
    • Bethel Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Grove Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
    • Monroe Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monroe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monroe Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
    • Bagby Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bagby Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bagby Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bagby Memorial Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
    • Strum Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strum Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
    • Towler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Towler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Towler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Towler Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
    • Rennie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rennie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rennie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rennie Cemetery is located in Amelia County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sandy Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rodophil
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rodophil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
    • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
  • Paineville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
    • Paineville is located in Amelia County
  • Cotton Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
    • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
  • Burkeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
    • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <6>
  • Crewe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
    • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <6>
  • Amelia Court House
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lodore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lodore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
    • Lodore is located in Amelia County
  • Guinea Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
    • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Farmville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <6>
  • Cumberland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Clinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
  • Green Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
    • Green Bay is located in Prince Edward County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Bay <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Belona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
    • Trents Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
      • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
    • Earls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
    • Masons Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
    • Curdsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
      • Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
    • Hampden - Sydney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hampden - Sydney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
      • Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
    • Blake Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
      • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
    • Winnie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winnie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
      • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
    • Spainville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
    • Tuggle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
      • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
    • Meherrin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
      • Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
    • Blackstone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <6>
    • Pilkinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pilkinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County

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 Sandy Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amelia County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandy Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sandy Creek Cemetery:

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 Sandy Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1497812  (Sandy Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1497812 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Deatonville
    • County: Amelia         Elev: 140
    • Location given for GNIS #1497812 (Sandy Creek Cemetery)

The official website for Amelia County: www.ameliacova.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Amelia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sandy Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3304, Longitude: -78.1694       In this case, the coordinates for the Sandy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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