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A visit to the University 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 University Cemetery ...

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

38.0360, -78.5133

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

Open a Google Map centered on the University Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the University Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Charlottesville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Charlottesville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
  • Monticello Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson Tomb
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jefferson Tomb is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Tomb
  • Monticello Graveyard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Monticello Graveyard is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Graveyard
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52030 <4>
  • Chapman Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Chapman Grove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Grove Cemetery
  • Coles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Coles Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Moon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Moon Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
    • Munday Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Munday Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday Cemetery
    • Olivet Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Olivet Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
    • Oak Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Union Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Union Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Barksdale Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    • Johnson Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Johnson Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Family Cemetery is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405986 <4>
    • Ash Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ash Lawn Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Lawn Cemetery
    • Hildebrand Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hildebrand Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Cemetery
    • Garrison Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Garrison Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
    • Ivy Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Ivy Creek Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Creek Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the University Cemetery.

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

  • Huntington Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
  • University Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • University Heights is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
  • Barracks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Barracks is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
  • Ednam Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
  • Belmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Charlottesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Locust Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Rio
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rio is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  • Commonwealth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
  • Simeon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
  • Ivy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Eastham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
    • Logan Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
    • Shadwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
    • Hollymead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Free Union
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Keswick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Earlysville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • North Garden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • White Hall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Woodridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
    • Rosena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosena is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
    • Gilbert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Advance Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Crozet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 University Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The University Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 University Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • 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 University Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1690373  (University Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690373 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
      • : Charlottesville (city)
      • Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Charlottesville West
      • Location given for University Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.0359723     Lon: -78.513346
      • 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>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 from Point A (ie- University Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.