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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Family Tomb

Lat:   38.7068°   (38° 42' 24")

Lon:   -77.0886°   (-77° 5' 18")

The Washington Family Tomb is located in Fairfax County<2>.

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)
  • Fairfax Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfax Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfax Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairfax Grave is located in Fairfax County
  • Colmans Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colmans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colmans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Colmans Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
  • Accotink UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Accotink UMC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Accotink UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Accotink UMC Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
  • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Lyles Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyles Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyles Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lyles Family Cemetery is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
  • Schurtz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schurtz Cemetery
    • The Schurtz Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devers / Tyler Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Devers / Tyler Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • The Devers / Tyler Family Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Pohick Churchyard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pohick Churchyard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pohick Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pohick Churchyard Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
    • Remey Tomb
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Remey Tomb
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Remey Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Remey Tomb is located in Fairfax County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Struder Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Struder Family Cemetery
      • The Struder Family Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
    • Metropolitan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metropolitan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Metropolitan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Metropolitan Cemetery is located in Charles County (MD)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
      • The Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery is located in Prince George's County (MD)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
      • The St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Alexandria City
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
      • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Alexandria City
    • Alexandria National Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Shuters Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shuters Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shuters Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shuters Hill Cemetery is located in Alexandria City

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
    • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
  • Hybla Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hybla Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
    • Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County
  • Fort Washington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Accokeek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Accokeek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accokeek
    • Accokeek is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accokeek <8>
  • Groveton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
    • Groveton is located in Fairfax County
  • Rose Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
  • South Hampton Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hampton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
    • South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Bryans Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryans Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Road
    • Bryans Road is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryans Road <8>
  • Fort Foote Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Foote Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
    • Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Belle Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
    • Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County
  • Huntington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Fairfax County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Penn Daw Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penn Daw Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
      • Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County
    • Newington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
      • Newington is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <8>
    • Pohick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
      • Pohick is located in Fairfax County
    • Pomonkey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
      • Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Freedom Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
      • Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Piscataway ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piscataway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
      • Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Friendly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
      • Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Franconia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franconia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
      • Franconia is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franconia <8>
    • Burgundy Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgundy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
      • Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County
    • Potomac Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
      • Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Bennsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
      • Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Alexandria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Chinquapin Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinquapin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
      • Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
    • Springfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Yates Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Village
      • Yates Village is located in Fairfax County
    • Lorton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorton
      • Lorton is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorton <8>

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.

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 Washington Family Tomb:

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: GNIS record #1761527 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mount Vernon
    • County: Fairfax         Elev: 20
    • Location given for GNIS #1761527 (Washington Family Tomb)

The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Washington Family Tomb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7068, Longitude: -77.0886       In this case, the coordinates for the Washington Family Tomb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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