A visit to the Traylor 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 Traylor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Traylor Cemetery:
37.2588, -77.5628
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Traylor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Traylor Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County<2>.
. Chesterfield lies just to the north northeast of the Traylor Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Traylor Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Traylor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Traylor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gill Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gill Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Grove Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Union Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Branch Cemetery
- Meunier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Meunier Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meunier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Meunier Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Matoaca.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2649584 <5>
- Dahl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dahl Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahl Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch Cemetery
- Olgers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Olgers Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olgers Cemetery
- Ocran UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Sutherland.
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ocran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51509 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Second Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Second Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Branch Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Drivers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Drivers Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Cemetery
- Ettrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ettrick Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Traylor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Traylor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sutherland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Addison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Matoaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Holly ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Maitland Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Grant Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Ettrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bollinger Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Braebrook Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Colonial Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Court House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Ammon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Beulah Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley 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 Traylor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chesterfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Traylor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centralia
- Chester
- Petersburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Traylor 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 Traylor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1475843 (Traylor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1475843 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: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beach
- Location given for Traylor Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2587617 Lon: -77.562767
- 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 '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- Traylor 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. |