A visit to the Winchester Memorial 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 Winchester Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery:
37.5954, -77.0205
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Winchester Memorial Cemetery is located in King William County<2>.
. King William lies just to the north of the Winchester Memorial Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Winchester Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Winchester Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Hall Cemetery is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hall Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Sweet Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sweet Hall Cemetery is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hall Cemetery
- St. James Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Sharon Indian School Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Family Cemetery is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Family Cemetery
- Indian View Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- St. Theresas Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Theresas Cemetery is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theresas Cemetery
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
- Bruington Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Bethesda Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The New Bethesda Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethesda Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Baptist Church is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Baptist Church is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Sandston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169910 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
- The Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rising Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265120 <5>
- Elko Union Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Elko Union Church Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko Union Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elko Union Church Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263307 <5>
- Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery
- The Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smyrna Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Winchester Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Winchester Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Tunstall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Walkerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Rumford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Romancoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- King and Queen Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manquin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Cumnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Plum Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bruington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Green Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Currituck Farms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Elko
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Crouch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Mattaponi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Contra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Enfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Glendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Ruthville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Fair Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Sandston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lee Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Millers Tavern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
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 Winchester Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in King William County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Winchester Memorial 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 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 Winchester Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to King William 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 Winchester Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1476842 (Winchester Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1476842 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: King William
- Est. Elev: 14 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tunstall
- Location given for Winchester Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5954219 Lon: -77.0205242
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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 King William, 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 from Point A (ie- Winchester Memorial 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. |