A visit to the White Rock 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 White Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Rock Cemetery:
37.8818, -79.0589
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The White Rock Cemetery is located in Nelson County<2>.
. Lovingston lies 13 miles [20.9 km]
<3> to the southeast of the White Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the White Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the White Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Haines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Haines Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Level Green Estate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Stony Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Stony Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Memorial Gardens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Memorial Gardens
- The Oak Hill Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51478 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Steeles Tavern.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #552456 <5>
- Jonesboro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Jonesboro Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jonesboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jonesboro
- The Jonesboro Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jonesboro Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50836 <5>
- Wintergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wintergreen Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintergreen Cemetery
- Diamond Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Diamond Hill Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Harewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Harewood Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Cemetery
- Camden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Camden Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Cemetery
- Bethlehem UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem UMC Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem UMC Cemetery
- The Bethlehem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49437 <5>
- Irish Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Irish Creek Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Creek Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the White Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tyro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Massies Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Jonesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Sherando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Steeles Tavern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spottswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Nellysford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lipscomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Stuarts Draft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marlbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lowesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Myndus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Lodebar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Lyndhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Adial
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Colleen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Onan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Middlebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsburg
(14 miles [22.5 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 White Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nelson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White Rock 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 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 White Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nelson 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 White Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1488306 (White Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1488306 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: Nelson
- Est. Elev: 498 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Levels
- Location given for White Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8818041 Lon: -79.0589157
- 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 Nelson, 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- White Rock 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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