A visit to the Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Grove Cemetery:
37.6007, -77.3353
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Hanover County<2>.
The county seat for Hanover County is located in Hanover. Hanover lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Walnut Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Abraham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Abraham Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham Cemetery
- Cold Harbor National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641499 <5>
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Montezuma Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Montezuma Plantation is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma Plantation
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montezuma Plantation is located outside and to the northeast of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414903 <5>
- Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Faith Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Tabernacle Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Richmond.
- The Faith Tabernacle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Springs Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2250897 <5>
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #154652 <5>
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- Beth El Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beth El Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth El Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1848688 <5>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50676 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden of the Lilies
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garden of the Lilies is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of the Lilies
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Garden of the Lilies is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2388382 <5>
- East End Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The East End Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East End Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
- The East End Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50095 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Seven Pines National Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Seven Pines National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109450 <5>
- New Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bethesda Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethesda Cemetery
- Second Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Second Union Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Union Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Highland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Heckler Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Sandston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atlee Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Chamberlayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lee Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Green Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Fort Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Lakeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Currituck Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Longdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Dumbarton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Turner Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Cherry Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Varina Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Hunton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Quail Walk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Glen Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hanover County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Hanover 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1749063 (Walnut Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1749063 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: Hanover
- Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seven Pines
- Location given for Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6007005 Lon: -77.3352572
- 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 Hanover, 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- Walnut Grove 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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