Nelson County, Virginia Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Nelson County, Virginia from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Nelson County Overview
24
Cemeteries
6
Indexed Records
24
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Nelson County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Nelson County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Nelson County, Virginia contains 24 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 6 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Adial Baptist Church Cem is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1939 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Nelson County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Nelson County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Nelson County map overview
County center reference: 37.7861, -78.9285
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Nelson County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Nelson County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 2
Back to VirginiaAdial Baptist Church Cem
VA📍 FABER, VA
Batesville Umc
VA📍 AFTON, VA
Bright Hope Cemetery
VA📍 LOVINGSTON, VA
Jonesboro Cemetery
USGSOak Hill Memory Gardens
VA📍 ROSELAND, VA
St Joy Baptist Church Cemetery
VA📍 GLADSTONE, VA
Adial Cemetery
USGSBethel Cemetery
USGSBethlehem Cemetery
USGSCamden Cemetery
USGSCedar Grove Cemetery
USGSDiamond Hill Cemetery
USGSGiles Cemetery
USGSHarewood Cemetery
USGSHarvey Cemetery
USGSHenley Cemetery
USGSLiberty Hall Cemetery
USGSLocust Grove Cemetery
USGSMount Shiloh Cemetery
USGSOak Hill Cemetery
USGSRidgecrest Cemetery
USGSRock Spring Cemetery
USGSSandy Ridge Cemetery
USGSStevens Cove Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Nelson County, Virginia
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Calvin Coolidge Harris
🪦 Adial Baptist Church Cem
Daniel Smith Mawyer
🪦 Batesville Umc
Edgar Wallace McNabb
🪦 Jonesboro Cemetery
Charlie Ray Meade
🪦 Oak Hill Memory Gardens
Donelle Payton
🪦 Bright Hope Cemetery
Darryl Wayne Saulisbury
🪦 St Joy Baptist Church Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Nelson County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Nelson County, Virginia
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Calvin Coolidge Harris
🪦 Adial Baptist Church Cem
1951-07-01 - 2021-10-22 Rank: ABE3
Daniel Smith Mawyer
🪦 Batesville Umc
1941-02-10 - 2021-10-12
Edgar Wallace McNabb
🪦 Jonesboro Cemetery
1949-07-24 - 2021-01-31 Rank: PO2
Charlie Ray Meade
🪦 Oak Hill Memory Gardens
1955-07-20 - 2020-12-10 Rank: SP4
Donelle Payton
🪦 Bright Hope Cemetery
1939-09-04 - 2020-08-11 Rank: PVT
Darryl Wayne Saulisbury
🪦 St Joy Baptist Church Cemetery
1955-09-16 - 2020-03-28
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Nelson County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Nelson County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Nelson County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Nelson County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Nelson County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Adial Baptist Church Cem
1 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Batesville Umc
1 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Nelson County burial records
Use a full name plus Nelson County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Virginia archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Nelson County
Nelson County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Virginia archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Nelson County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Nelson County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Nelson County?
24 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Nelson County, Virginia, with 24 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Nelson County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Nelson County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Nelson County burial records include military branch context?
6 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Nelson County.