A visit to the Seminary 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 Seminary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Seminary Cemetery:
37.2410, -78.4656
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Seminary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Seminary Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County<2>.
The county seat for Prince Edward County is located in Farmville. Farmville lies just to the northeast of the Seminary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Seminary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Seminary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Seminary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Little Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- New Wit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Wit Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wit Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Bethpeor Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethpeor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethpeor Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpeor Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sulphur Spring Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Bethel Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Grove Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Grove Cemetery
- Friedman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Friedman Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedman 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 Seminary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Seminary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Tuggle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Farmville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Darlington Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Abilene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Meherrin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Sheppards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Green Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pamplin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Curdsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hurtsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Cullen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Keysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burkeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cotton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Charlotte Court House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guinea Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Andersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Pleasant Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Nutbush
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
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 Seminary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prince Edward County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Seminary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burkeville
- Charlotte Court House
- Drakes Branch
- Farmville
- Hampden - Sydney
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 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 Seminary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Prince Edward 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 Seminary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1474163 (Seminary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474163 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: Prince Edward
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hampden Sydney
- Location given for Seminary Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2409857 Lon: -78.4655506
- 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 Prince Edward, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seminary 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. |