A visit to the Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard ...
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 Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard:
38.8804, -77.1278
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County<2>.
The county seat for Arlington County is located in Arlington. Arlington lies just to the east of the Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard .
Open a Google Map centered on the Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard, with the nearest first.
- Calloway UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Calloway UMC Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway UMC Cemetery
- The Calloway UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calloway Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439423 <5>
- Winslow - Whiting - Wilson Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Falls Presbyterian Church
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Birch - Payne Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Ball - Carlin Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shelley Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shelley Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley Graveyard
- Columbia Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Donaldson Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Charles School Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harrison Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marcey Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wunder Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pelham Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pelham Family Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Family Cemetery
- Hicks Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hicks Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Family Graveyard
- Birch - Campbell Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walker Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Walker Chapel Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Chapel Cemetery
- Birch Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Birch Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Family Graveyard
- Minor Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Minor Family Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Family Cemetery
- Phillips Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Falls Church Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Galloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deuterman Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berry - Whitehead Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corbett Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Syphax Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Custis Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Custis Burying Ground is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custis Burying Ground
- Mary Randolph Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mary Randolph Grave is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Randolph Grave
- Donaldson Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 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 Less than 2 miles<3> of the Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard, with the nearest first:
- Brandon Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Seven Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buckingham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Arlington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherrydale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Jefferson Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lake Barcroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Baileys Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arlington Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Williamsburg Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Falls Church
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Offutt Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Lincolnia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Oakcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Chinquapin Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Warwick Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Salona Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Brookmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- McLean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pimmit Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Idylwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
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 Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Arlington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- McLean
- McLean lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McLean.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
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 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 Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Arlington 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 Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1779157 (Southern-Shreve Family Graveyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1779157 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: Arlington
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Falls Church
- Location given for Southern-Shreve Family Graveyard:
- Lat: 38.8803897 Lon: -77.127757
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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 Arlington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard) 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. |
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