A visit to the Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery ...
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 Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery
Lat: 38.3670° (38° 22' 1")
Lon: -78.8804° (-78° 52' 49")
The Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<1>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies just to the north of the Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Byerly Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Friedens UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockingham County Alms House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Early Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pike Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitmer Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pirkey Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Mt. Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Northern Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Good Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thomas Family Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fishback Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hernsberger / Wynant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Naked Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naked Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naked Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Naked Creek Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Sellers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sellers Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Mt. Olive Brethren Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Armentrout Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel Memorial Presbyterian Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Crawford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Massanetta Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goods Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weyers Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montevideo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keezletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Erection
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grottoes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McGaheysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coakley Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coakley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Massanutten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanutten have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanutten
- Massanutten is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massanutten <6>
- Hinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ottobine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill
(10 miles [16.1 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 Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Dayton
- Dayton lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dayton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Grottoes
- Grottoes lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grottoes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
- Harrisonburg
- Mount Crawford
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 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 Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockingham 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 Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3670, Longitude: -78.8804 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |