A visit to the Upper Essex 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 Upper Essex Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Upper Essex Cemetery:
37.9576, -77.0033
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Upper Essex Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Upper Essex Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.
The county seat for Essex County is located in Tappahannock. Tappahannock lies just to the east southeast of the Upper Essex Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Upper Essex Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Upper Essex Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Upper Essex Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Vauters Churchyard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eagles Nest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Eagles Nest Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest Cemetery
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Welcome Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Welcome Grove Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Grove Cemetery
- Rollins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
- Rappahannock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Rappahannock Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rappahannock Cemetery
- Kay Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kay Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kay Cemetery
- Beulah Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beulah Church Cemetery is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Church Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
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- Bruington Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery
- The Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smyrna Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Menokin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Menokin Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menokin Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Rappahannock Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rappahannock Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rappahannock Cemetery
- Rappahannock Christian Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rappahannock Christian Church Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rappahannock Christian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rappahannock Christian Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Dunnsville.
- Cobham Park Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Cobham Park Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham Park Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Clarksville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
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 Upper Essex Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Upper Essex Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lloyds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Beazley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunbrooke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Occupacia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Cauthornville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Tappahannock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Naylors
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Central Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Loretto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Minor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Layton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Millers Tavern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Newland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Leedstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Beulahville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Bruington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Dunnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Warsaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tallent Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Montross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Nomini Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Baynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Potomac Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
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 Upper Essex Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Essex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Upper Essex Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baynesville
- Montross
- Tappahannock
- Warsaw
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 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 Upper Essex Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Essex 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 Upper Essex Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1739469 (Upper Essex Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739469 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: Essex
- Est. Elev: 31 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cauthornville
- Location given for Upper Essex Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9576362 Lon: -77.0033037
- 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 Essex, 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- Upper Essex 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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