A visit to the Steele 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 Steele Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Steele Cemetery:
37.7215, -79.0756
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Steele Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Steele Cemetery is located in Amherst County<2>.
The county seat for Amherst County is located in Amherst. Amherst lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Steele Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Steele Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steele Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Loving Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Loving Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Harewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harewood Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Parr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
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- Henley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Camden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Camden Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Cemetery
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
- Level Green Estate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Bethlehem UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem UMC Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem UMC Cemetery
- The Bethlehem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49437 <5>
- Oak Hill Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Memorial Gardens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Memorial Gardens
- The Oak Hill Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51478 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel 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 Steele Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Steele Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lowesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandidges
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Massies Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Jonesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Monitor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Colleen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Tyro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- New Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Bryant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Allwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sweet Briar Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Pleasant View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Shipman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Coolwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Buffalo Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Old Myndus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Marlbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Pedlar Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
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 Steele Cemetery. The following communities are located in Amherst County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Steele 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 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 Steele Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Amherst 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 Steele Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487548 (Steele Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487548 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: Amherst
- Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Piney River
- Location given for Steele Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7215279 Lon: -79.0755825
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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 Amherst, 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 from Point A (ie- Steele 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. |