A visit to the South Plains 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 South Plains Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Plains Cemetery:
38.0240, -78.3553
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Plains Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Plains Cemetery is located in Albemarle County<2>.
The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies just to the west of the South Plains Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Plains Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the South Plains Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Plains Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Magruder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Magruder Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Chapman Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapman Grove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Eagle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Eagle Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eagle Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Shackelford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monticello Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Monticello Graveyard is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Graveyard
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jefferson Tomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jefferson Tomb is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Tomb
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Rives / Troubetzkoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Free Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Free Union Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Monticello Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ash Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ash Lawn Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Lawn 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 South Plains Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Plains Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Keswick
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shadwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Eastham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Simeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Cobham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Rosena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Charlottesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Jefferson Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Hollymead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Commonwealth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Barracks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Woodridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Huntington Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- University Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Medlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Burnley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Logan Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Ednam Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam 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 South Plains 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 South Plains 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 South Plains 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 South Plains Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1675390 (South Plains Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1675390 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: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keswick
- Location given for South Plains Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0240282 Lon: -78.3552859
- 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' (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- South Plains 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. |