A visit to the Uvilla 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 Uvilla Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Uvilla Cemetery:
39.3659, -77.7997
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Uvilla Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Uvilla Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Charles Town. Charles Town lies just to the south southwest of the Uvilla Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Uvilla Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Uvilla Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Uvilla Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elk Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Elk Branch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Branch Cemetery
- Buckles - Reverend Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bolivar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bolivar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bolivar.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344507 <5>
- Reformed Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Reformed Graveyard is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Graveyard
- Shepherds Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shepherds Graveyard is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Graveyard
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Kearneysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kearneysville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearneysville Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Johnsontown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Johnsontown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsontown Cemetery
- Edge Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Silver Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Silver Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Vancleveville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Vancleveville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleveville Cemetery
- James M Van Metre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Reformed Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Cemetery
- First Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The First Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Methodist Cemetery
- The First Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharpsburg First Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325328 <5>
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 Uvilla Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Uvilla Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bolivar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Bardane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Harpers Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Antietam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Shepherdstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Ranson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <6>
- Sandy Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Charles Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antietam Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bloomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trego is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Baker Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Scrabble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Rohrersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Georges Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Burkittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eakles Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Keedysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Uvilla Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Uvilla Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brunswick
- Charles Town
- Harpers Ferry
- Keedysville
- Ranson
- Sharpsburg
- Shepherdstown
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 Uvilla Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Uvilla Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1727801 (Uvilla Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1727801 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charles Town
- Location given for Uvilla Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3659336 Lon: -77.7997164
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Jefferson, 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- Uvilla 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. |