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:
36.9454, -77.4522
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 Sussex County<2>.
The county seat for Sussex County is located in Sussex. Sussex lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Sappony Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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.
- Peagram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Peagram Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peagram Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Boisseau Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boisseau Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boisseau Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Bain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Mayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Bain Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bain Family Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Family Cemetery
- The Bain Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bain Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435981 <5>
- Carraway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Carraway Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carraway Cemetery
- Trisvan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Trisvan Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trisvan Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hunting Quarter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rowanta Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Bolster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bolster Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolster Cemetery
- Rideout Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rideout Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Hawkins Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galusha Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Galusha Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galusha Cemetery
- High Hills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The High Hills Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hills Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Stony Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Rowanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Laird ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Jarratt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sussex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Yale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Derby ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Callaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Grizzard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Joyner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- McKenney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Radium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Adams Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Drewryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Emporia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sutherland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grant Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
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 Sussex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sappony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sappony Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Sussex 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 #1690250 (Sappony Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690250 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: Sussex
- Est. Elev: 28 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stony Creek
- Location given for Sappony Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9454276 Lon: -77.4522027
- 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 Sussex, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |