A visit to the White Stone 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 Stone Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Stone Cemetery:
37.6485, -76.3877
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Stone Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The White Stone Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
. Lancaster lies 9 miles [14.5 km]
<3> to the north northwest of the White Stone Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the White Stone 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 Stone Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Stone Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Christ Church Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
- Irvington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
- Old St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Johns Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Claybrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Claybrook Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook Cemetery
- Campbell Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Lower UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lower UMC Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower UMC Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hartfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152384 <6>
- Morattico Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Morattico Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morattico Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Willie Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Willie Chapel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Chapel Cemetery
- Corrotoman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Corrotoman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrotoman Cemetery
- Beane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mathews Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arthur Lee Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Middlesex Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the White Stone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White Stone Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White Stone
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ocran
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Irvington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weems
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Kilmarnock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Lynhams
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Millenbeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Locust Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Merry Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Richtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Ottoman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Lankford Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Griffins Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Urbanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saluda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Remo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Monaskon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
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 Stone Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White Stone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Irvington
- Kilmarnock
- Urbanna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Stone Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Stone Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1779094 (White Stone Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1779094 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irvington
- Location given for White Stone Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6484692 Lon: -76.3877243
- 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 Lancaster, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- White Stone 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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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