A visit to the Watkins Grace Family Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Watkins Grace Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Watkins Grace Family Cemetery (FG ID #2267425)
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 Watkins Grace Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watkins Grace Family Cemetery
Lat: 37.4923° (37° 29' 32")
Lon: -77.3349° (-77° 20' 5")
The cemetery is located in Henrico County<2>.
As an estimate, the Watkins Grace Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Richmond.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Watkins Grace Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watkins Grace Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pioneer Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Seven Pines National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Monteflore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monteflore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monteflore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Monteflore Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Workman's Circle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Varina Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Washington Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dry Bridge Court Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East End Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garden of the Lilies
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Harrison National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The James Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Henrico County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Watkins Grace Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watkins Grace Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fort Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Turner Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Varina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heckler Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Highland Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Deep Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Currituck Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bensley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bensley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elko
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walmsley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walmsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Bensley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bensley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Bellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- East Highland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Watkins Grace Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henrico County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watkins Grace Family Cemetery.
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 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 Watkins Grace Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Henrico County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Watkins Grace Family Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Watkins Grace Family Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Henrico County: www.co.henrico.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Henrico, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Watkins Grace Family Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4923, Longitude: -77.3349 |
<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 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. |
<6> | 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. |
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