A visit to the Amos 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 Amos Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Amos Cemetery:
37.1851, -79.9511
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Amos Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Amos Cemetery is located in Roanoke County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Amos Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Amos Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miller Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Amos Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Oylers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oylers Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oylers Cemetery
- Bandy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bandy Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy Cemetery
- Campbells Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Campbells Burial Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Burial Park
- James E Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The James E Day Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James E Day Cemetery
- Hackett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hackett Cemetery is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackett Cemetery
- Taylor - Worley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gearhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gearhart Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart Cemetery
- Bellvue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bellvue Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellvue Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cummings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Boones Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boones Mill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Clemons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clemons Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons Cemetery
- Abshire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Abshire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshire Cemetery
- Abshire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Abshire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshire Cemetery
- Donahoo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Donahoo Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoo Cemetery
- Boitnott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Boitnott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boitnott Cemetery
- Doran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Doran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran Cemetery
- Plunkett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Plunkett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunkett Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
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 Amos Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Amos Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Boones Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Montgomery Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Roanoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Bent Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burnt Chimney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gogginsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hollins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Algoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Hickman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Villa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Hanging Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Wabun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Goodview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Apple Tree Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Runaway Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Redwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Laymantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
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 Amos Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roanoke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Amos Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Roanoke
- Rocky Mount
- Salem
- Vinton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Amos Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roanoke 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 Amos Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1462453 (Amos Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1462453 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: Roanoke
- Est. Elev: 367 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Garden City
- Location given for Amos Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1851381 Lon: -79.9511476
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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 Roanoke, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amos 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |