A visit to the Sleepy Hollow 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 Sleepy Hollow Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery:
37.2707, -78.6042
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County<2>.
The county seat for Prince Edward County is located in Farmville. Farmville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
- The Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Olive Branch Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2369130 <5>
- Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch UMC Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
- The Olive Branch UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Olive Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51541 <5>
- Oaks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaks Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Bethpeor Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethpeor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethpeor Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpeor Cemetery
- St. Ann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Baldwin Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Baldwin Family Cemetery is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Pamplin City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2493166 <5>
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Little Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Mt. Lyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Lyle Cemetery is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lyle Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Seminary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Seminary Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Bapist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Darlington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Pamplin City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tuggle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Hurtsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Blake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Abilene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Cullen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Sheppards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Farmville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Curdsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Chap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Rough Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Andersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Appomattox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte Court House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Phenix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Toga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Enonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
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 Sleepy Hollow 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 Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appomattox
- Charlotte Court House
- Farmville
- Hampden - Sydney
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 professional and volunteer 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 Sleepy Hollow 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 Sleepy Hollow Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1946178 (Sleepy Hollow Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1946178 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: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prospect
- Location given for Sleepy Hollow Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2707054 Lon: -78.6041677
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sleepy Hollow 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. |