A visit to the Waverly 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 Waverly Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waverly Cemetery:
37.0435, -77.0952
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waverly Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waverly Cemetery is located in Sussex County<2>.
The county seat for Sussex County is located in Sussex. Sussex lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Waverly Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waverly Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Waverly Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waverly Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Gwaltney Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Wakefield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wakefield Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Cemetery
- Spratley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Spratley Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratley Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Elam Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Booker T Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Loving Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Loving Union Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Union Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Little Mount Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Little Mount Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Briggs / Davis / Johnson Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waverly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waverly Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waverly
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carsley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dendron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Spring Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Burrowsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Sussex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Garysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Ivor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Derby ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Beachland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Surry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doles Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Itata
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Yale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Sebrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Stony Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raynor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Westover
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Sedley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Zuni
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Scotland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Rowanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
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 Waverly Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sussex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waverly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Claremont
- Surry
- Surry lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Waverly Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Surry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Waverly
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 websites either 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 Waverly Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Sussex 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 Waverly Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690264 (Waverly Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690264 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: Sussex
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waverly
- Location given for Waverly Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0434837 Lon: -77.0952435
- 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 Sussex, 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 from Point A (ie- Waverly 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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