A visit to the Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkinson Cemetery:
36.8943, -78.0592
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County<2>.
The county seat for Lunenburg County is located in Lunenburg. Lunenburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Wilkinson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wilkinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McDaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Neblett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Neblett Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neblett Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Kenbridge Heights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hite Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite Cemetery
- Thompson - Callis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laffoon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Laffoon Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laffoon Cemetery
- Winn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
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- Stainback Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Stainback Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stainback Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Smithson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Smithson Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smithson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Kenbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450332 <5>
- Bailey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Orgain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Orgain Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgain Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Flinn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Flinn Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
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 Wilkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lochleven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Dundas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Kenbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oral Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Bagleys Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Alberta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Ogburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Opie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Netta ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Victoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Wattsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- South Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Winnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Lunenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- La Crosse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brodnax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brokenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Blackstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Wightman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Dunns Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Union Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Dolphin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Nutbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
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 Wilkinson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lunenburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blackstone
- Kenbridge
- Lawrenceville
- Victoria
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 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 Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lunenburg 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 Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1492234 (Wilkinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1492234 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: Lunenburg
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kenbridge East
- Location given for Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8943145 Lon: -78.0591667
- 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 Lunenburg, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilkinson 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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