A visit to the Wittbuish 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 Wittbuish Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wittbuish Cemetery:
37.1035, -77.5608
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wittbuish Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wittbuish Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County<2>.
. Dinwiddie lies just to the southwest of the Wittbuish Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wittbuish Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wittbuish Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ampy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ampy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampy Cemetery
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188926 <5>
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Dabney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dabney Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney Cemetery
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Level Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Level Cemetery
- Drivers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Drivers Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Cemetery
- Butterworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Butterworth Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterworth Cemetery
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Hawkins Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rowanta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rowanta Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta Cemetery
- Olgers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Olgers Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olgers Cemetery
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- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Bott Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bott Memorial Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bott Memorial Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Ocran UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Sutherland.
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ocran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51509 <5>
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Dinwiddie Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dinwiddie Memorial Park is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dinwiddie Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50042 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wittbuish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wittbuish Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Laird ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Sutherland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rowanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Maitland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Grant Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Matoaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Derby ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Ettrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKenney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Stony Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Braebrook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Ammon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Holly ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Wilsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
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 Wittbuish Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dinwiddie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wittbuish 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 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 Wittbuish Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie 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 Wittbuish Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1476889 (Wittbuish Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1476889 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: Dinwiddie
- Est. Elev: 75 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dinwiddie
- Location given for Wittbuish Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1034834 Lon: -77.5608208
- 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 Dinwiddie, 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 from Point A (ie- Wittbuish 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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