A visit to the Zoar 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 Zoar Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zoar Cemetery:
38.3321, -77.8294
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zoar Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Orange. Orange lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Zoar Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Zoar Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zoar Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Lael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lael Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lael Cemetery
- Palmyra Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
- Mt. Holy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Holy Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holy Cemetery
- Rhoadesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rhoadesville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoadesville Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Craigs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Craigs Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Wilderness Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wilderness Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Cemetery
- Elys Ford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Elys Ford Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elys Ford Cemetery
- Unionville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Unionville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Pentecostal Evangelical Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
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]<3> of the Zoar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zoar Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burr Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Parker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Wilderness
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Lignum
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- True Blue
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Rhoadesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paytes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Grassland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brockroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Dunavant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Todds Tavern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Kellys Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Danton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- McHenry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Elkwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Childs Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Margo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Storck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Culpeper
(13 miles [20.9 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 Zoar 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 Zoar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Zoar 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 Zoar Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1494788 (Zoar Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494788 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: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mine Run
- Location given for Zoar Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3320745 Lon: -77.8294384
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zoar 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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