A visit to the Sinai 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 Sinai Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sinai Cemetery:
38.2060, -78.5050
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sinai Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sinai Cemetery is located in Albemarle County<2>.
The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Sinai Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sinai Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sinai Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sinai Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49775 <5>
- Clunie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buck Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Buck Mtn. Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mtn. Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Parrott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Parrott Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Cemetery
- Mitchell - Davis Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huckstep Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Otterbine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Otterbine Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbine Cemetery
- The Otterbine Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vernon Family Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tibbs Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tibbs Family Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbs Family Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Maupin Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maupin Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin Family Cemetery
- Free Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Michie-Beddow Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Michie-Beddow Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Michie-Beddow Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michie-Beddow Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146080 <5>
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Wetsel Family Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redmond Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sinai Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sinai Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Earlysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Advance Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Amicus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Free Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Cedarmere
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Boonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Logan Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Quinque
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Hollymead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Jefferson Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stanardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Decca ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Mountfair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- Commonwealth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Rio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Burnley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- White Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Huntington Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- Barracks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Eastham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Rosena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Dawsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
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 Sinai Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albemarle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sinai Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sinai Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Albemarle 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 Sinai Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1675138 (Sinai Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1675138 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: Albemarle
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Free Union
- Location given for Sinai Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2059655 Lon: -78.5050126
- 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 Albemarle, 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- Sinai 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. |