A visit to the Willis 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 Willis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willis Cemetery:
38.1554, -78.0347
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willis Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Orange. Orange lies just to the north northwest of the Willis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Pamunkey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51459 <5>
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- The Westview Cemetery has also been known as:
- West View Cemetery
- Woodbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Woodbury Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Cemetery
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- James Madison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Unionville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Unionville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Rhoadesville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhoadesville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoadesville 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 Willis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Madison Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Meltons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Danton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Trevilians
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Vulcan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Grassland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Louisa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holladay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rhoadesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Childs Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Madison Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Medlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Mineral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paytes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Burnt Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Bells Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Glenora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Barboursville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cobham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Radiant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
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 Willis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willis 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 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 Willis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Orange 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 Willis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1494787 (Willis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494787 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orange
- Location given for Willis Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1554136 Lon: -78.0347213
- 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 Orange, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willis 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |