A visit to the Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tomahawk Cemetery:
37.4499, -77.6497
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tomahawk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County<2>.
. Chesterfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]
<3> to the east southeast of the Tomahawk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tomahawk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Tomahawk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tomahawk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Tomahawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tomahawk Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Brown Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Grove Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Crump Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crump Family Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Family Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trabur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Trabur Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trabur Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chesterfield Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Cemetery
- Dale Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dale Memorial Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Memorial Park
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Bethia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethia Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethia Cemetery
- Mt. Giea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Giea Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Giea Cemetery
- Second Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Second Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Branch 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 Tomahawk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tomahawk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Midlothian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Otterdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Robious
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Chesterfield Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Bon Air
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winterpock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Huguenot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Chippenham Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Lorraine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Dorset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holly ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Chesterfield Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Walmsley Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Pilkinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Centralia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Bellwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Ampt Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Tuckahoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe 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 Tomahawk Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chesterfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tomahawk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tomahawk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Chesterfield 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 Tomahawk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1475763 (Tomahawk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1475763 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: Chesterfield
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hallsboro
- Location given for Tomahawk Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4498708 Lon: -77.6497138
- 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 Chesterfield, 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- Tomahawk 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. |