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A visit to the Beth Israel 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 Beth Israel Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beth Israel Cemetery:

37.2965, -79.9009

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

Open a Google Map centered on the Beth Israel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Beth Israel Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beth Israel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
  • Ruddell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Ruddell Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddell Cemetery
  • Springwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Springwood Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Cemetery
  • Old Lick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Lick Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lick Cemetery
  • City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The City Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
  • Tombstone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tombstone Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone Cemetery
  • Richard Carver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hogan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Hogan Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
  • Bandy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bandy Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy Cemetery
  • Blue Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
  • Waldron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Waldron Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hollins Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hollins Memorial Park is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollins Memorial Park is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Hollins.
      • The Hollins Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • First Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Oldfields Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221029 <4>
    • Cocke Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cocke Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
    • Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonathan Tosh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Memorial Bridge Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Memorial Bridge Park is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bridge Park
    • Evergreen Burial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Evergreen Burial Park is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Burial Park
      • The Evergreen Burial Park has also been known as:
      • Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50174 <4>
    • Gearhart Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Gearhart Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Roanoke Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Roanoke Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Cemetery
    • Old Dominion Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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]<2> of the Beth Israel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beth Israel Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Vinton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Roanoke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Buena Vista
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Montgomery Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
  • Hollins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Apple Tree Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Runaway Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
  • Laymantown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
  • Sunset Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sunset Village is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
  • Cave Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Blue Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Daleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hanging Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
    • Troutville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Salem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Amsterdam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Villamont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Villamont is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
    • Mason Cove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
    • Goodview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chamblissburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
    • Coonsville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Coonsville is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
    • Montvale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boones Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Haymakertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
    • Catawba
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Beth Israel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beth Israel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Roanoke
  • Salem
  • Vinton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Beth Israel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • 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 Beth Israel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1478187  (Beth Israel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1478187 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
      • : Roanoke (city)
      • Est. Elev: 303 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Roanoke
      • Location given for Beth Israel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.2965259     Lon: -79.9008712
      • 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>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 from Point A (ie- Beth Israel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>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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