A visit to the Tolley 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 Tolley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tolley Cemetery:
37.5890, -79.5000
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tolley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tolley Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Tolley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tolley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Diamond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Natural Bridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Salling Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Bridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The High Bridge Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Mt. Lidia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Lidia Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lidia Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Ponton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ponton Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponton Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
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- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51521 <5>
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ebenezer Cemetery
- Falling Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Turpin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Turpin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin Cemetery
- Rapps Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rapps Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapps Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mountain Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Bedford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2417214 <5>
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tolley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tolley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenlee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Natural Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Fancy Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Rocky Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Buffalo Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Waugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Buchanan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Peaksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Coleman Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Cifax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Pedlar Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salt Petre Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- East Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Lithia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Abert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Allwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Salisbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
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 Tolley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockbridge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tolley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buchanan
- Glasgow
- Lexington
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 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 Tolley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockbridge 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 Tolley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487939 (Tolley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487939 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: Rockbridge
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arnold Valley
- Location given for Tolley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5890242 Lon: -79.5000366
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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 Rockbridge, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tolley 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. |
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