Great question.

I actually do exactly that.  Every cemetery, every headstone, every family house, or anything that is important to my family and it's history.  Some may say it's overkill, but once you have a GPS and realize how easy it is to mark a spot, then you can see why I do it everywhere.

I use a Magellan Platinum.  I like it because it is a great handheld unit, that also works well for driving.  You can buy a Garmin, which has models that are designed to be best used for driving and some that are best used for boating.  My Magellan is excellent for hand-held use, (scouting, hiking, or looking through cemeteries), and great for driving.

My best advice is don't be afraid to spend a few dollars.  

Eric Aldhizer
www.aldhizer.com/genealogy

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: koplend 
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  Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 8:57 PM
  Subject: GPS - Cemeteries - Virginia


  I can't think of a better place to ask this.  I am going to Virginia this
  December to "dig up" some old cemeteries.  Some are on maps, but most are
  just in the memories of residents.  Once I do find them (assuming I can), I
  would like to positively identify their location.  Hence the need for a
  hand-held GPS.

  I would very much apprecreate anyone's input who has one regarding make,
  model, and ease of use.  Please let me hear from you.
  "Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and
  leave a trail." Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Deb Koplen
  http://home.swbell.net/koplend/
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  Grand Prairie, TX
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