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A visit to the Tate Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Tate Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tate Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tate Cemetery

Lat:   37.3476°   (37° 20' 51")

Lon:   -79.6339°   (-79° 38' 2")

The Tate Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Tate Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tate Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Giles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Giles Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Bond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bond Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Otey Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otey Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otey Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Otey Street Cemetery is located in Bedford City
  • Longwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Longwood Cemetery is located in Bedford City
  • Lawhorn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawhorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lawhorn Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Gray Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gray Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmount Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Bedford City
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Wheeler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • St. Clair Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clair Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • West Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Mountain Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Cemetery
      • The Mountain Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Bedford.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2417214 <5>
    • Foutz Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foutz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foutz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Foutz Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Blue Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
    • Nichols Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52418 <5>
    • St. Clair Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clair Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
    • Laymantown Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laymantown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laymantown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laymantown Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
    • Waldron Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waldron Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Barton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Nichols Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Martin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Minter Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Minter Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Morgans Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgans Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgans Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morgans Church Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Watson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County

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 Tate Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tate Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Coonsville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
    • Coonsville is located in Bedford County
  • Montvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Joppa Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
    • Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
  • Bedford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Peaksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peaksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
    • Peaksville is located in Bedford County
  • Chamblissburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chamblissburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
    • Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
  • Villamont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
    • Villamont is located in Bedford County
  • Clevilas ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clevilas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
    • Clevilas is located in Bedford County
  • Blue Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
    • Blue Ridge is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Ridge <6>
  • Goodview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
    • Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
  • Moneta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lowry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
      • Lowry is located in Bedford County
    • Lithia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lithia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
      • Lithia is located in Botetourt County
    • Buchanan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Laymantown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laymantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
      • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
    • Goode
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cifax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cifax. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
      • Cifax is located in Bedford County
    • Montgomery Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
      • Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
    • Radford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
      • Radford is located in Bedford County
    • Botetourt ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botetourt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
      • Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
    • Troutville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cloverdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Runaway Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
      • Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
    • Apple Tree Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
      • Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County

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 Tate Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tate 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 Tate Cemetery:

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 Tate Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1674907  (Tate Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1674907 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Irving
    • County: Bedford         Elev: 313
    • Location given for GNIS #1674907 (Tate Cemetery)

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Bedford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Tate Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3476, Longitude: -79.6339       In this case, the coordinates for the Tate Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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