A visit to the Sibley 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 Sibley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sibley Cemetery:
37.3982, -76.3922
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sibley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sibley Cemetery is located in Mathews County<2>.
The county seat for Mathews County is located in Mathews. Mathews lies just to the northeast of the Sibley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sibley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sibley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sibley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Perkins Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Pole Bridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pole Bridge Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Bridge Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Ruff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ruff Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Cemetery
- Mickelborough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Emmaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- The Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Paul UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195836 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Hamburg School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Hurst - Ward Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sibley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sibley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cardinal
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Susan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Beaverlett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Ruff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Mathews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roanes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Peary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Onemo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- North
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowes Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- New Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Diggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gloucester Courthouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- White Marsh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ordinary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Achilles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Country Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Crab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Amburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Ark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Belroi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- York View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Gloucester Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
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 Sibley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mathews County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sibley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Sibley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mathews 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 Sibley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1739144 (Sibley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739144 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: Mathews
- Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ware Neck
- Location given for Sibley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.398194 Lon: -76.3921678
- 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 Mathews, 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 from Point A (ie- Sibley 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. |