A visit to the Sappony 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 Sappony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sappony Cemetery:
37.3710, -77.7764
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sappony Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sappony Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County<2>.
. Chesterfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]
<3> to the east of the Sappony Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sappony Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sappony Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sappony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Skinquarter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Skinquarter Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter Cemetery
- Centenary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chesterfield Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethia Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethia Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Crump Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crump Family Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Family Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Moores Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arbor Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Second Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Second Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Branch Cemetery
- Brown Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brown Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Grove Cemetery
- Old Tomahawk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tomahawk Cemetery
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk 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 Sappony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sappony Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winterpock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Pilkinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Otterdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Masons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Holly ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Earls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Ammon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Midlothian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia Court House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Robious
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Spainville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Chesterfield Court House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huguenot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Lodore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Sutherland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Bon Air
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Belona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
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 Sappony Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chesterfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sappony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amelia Court House
- Centralia
- Midlothian
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sappony Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Chesterfield 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 Sappony Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1760127 (Sappony Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1760127 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: Chesterfield
- Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mannboro
- Location given for Sappony Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3709829 Lon: -77.7763857
- 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 Chesterfield, 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' (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- Sappony 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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