A visit to the Wake Forest 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 Wake Forest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wake Forest Cemetery:
37.9526, -78.4625
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wake Forest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wake Forest Cemetery is located in Albemarle County<2>.
The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies just to the north of the Wake Forest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wake Forest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wake Forest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wake Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chisholm - Bishop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Eagle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Eagle Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eagle Cemetery
- Monticello Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Monticello Graveyard is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Graveyard
- Jefferson Tomb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jefferson Tomb is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Tomb
- Monticello Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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 <5>
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Barksdale Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Magruder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Magruder Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- University Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The University Cemetery is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Cemetery
- Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Hardware Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hardware Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardware Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- South Plains Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The South Plains Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plains Cemetery
- Chapman Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Chapman Grove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Grove Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wake Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wake Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Simeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Woodridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Shadwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Charlottesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- University Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Keene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Barracks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Huntington Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lake Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Keswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ednam Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
- Eastham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Rio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Commonwealth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Alberene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- North Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ivy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Esmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Porters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Logan Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Hollymead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
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 Wake Forest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albemarle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wake Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charlottesville
- Scottsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Wake Forest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Albemarle 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 Wake Forest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1675158 (Wake Forest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1675158 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: Albemarle
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Simeon
- Location given for Wake Forest Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9526409 Lon: -78.4625105
- 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 Albemarle, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wake Forest 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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