A visit to the Washington Family Tomb ...
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 Washington Family Tomb ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Family Tomb:
38.7068, -77.0886
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washington Family Tomb can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Washington Family Tomb is located in Fairfax County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Washington Family Tomb.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Family Tomb, with the nearest first.
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #CH-54C <5>
- Fairfax Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairfax Grave is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Grave
- Colmans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Colmans Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmans Cemetery
- Accotink UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Accotink UMC Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink UMC Cemetery
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Lyles Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyles Family Cemetery is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Family Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Schurtz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Schurtz Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurtz Cemetery
- The Schurtz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242933 <6>
- Devers / Tyler Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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- Pohick Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Remey Tomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Remey Tomb is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remey Tomb
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Struder Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Metropolitan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Metropolitan Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolitan Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
- The Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234346 <6>
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52015 <6>
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
- Alexandria National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shuters Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shuters Hill Cemetery is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuters Hill 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 Washington Family Tomb.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Family Tomb, with the nearest first:
- Mount Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fort Hunt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Hybla Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Fort Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Accokeek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Groveton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- South Hampton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Bryans Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Foote Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Belle Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Penn Daw Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pohick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Pomonkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Freedom Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Friendly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Franconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burgundy Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Potomac Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Bennsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Village
- Lorton
(7 miles [11.3 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 Washington Family Tomb. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washington Family Tomb.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Lorton
- Mount Vernon
- Springfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Washington Family Tomb:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fairfax 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 Washington Family Tomb:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1761527 (Washington Family Tomb)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1761527 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: Fairfax
- Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
- Location given for Washington Family Tomb:
- Lat: 38.7067822 Lon: -77.0885891
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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 Fairfax, 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- Washington Family Tomb) 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <6> | 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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