A visit to the Big Sand 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 Big Sand Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Sand Cemetery:
36.9360, -80.5301
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Sand Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Sand Cemetery is located in Floyd County<2>.
The county seat for Floyd County is located in Floyd. Floyd lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Big Sand Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Sand Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Big Sand Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Sand Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cox Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Cox Family Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cox Family Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Indian Valley.
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Quesenberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Quesenberry Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quesenberry Cemetery
- Hollandsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snowville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Snowville Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville Cemetery
- Greenberry Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tade Quesenberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quesenberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Quesenberry Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quesenberry Cemetery
- Quesenberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Quesenberry Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quesenberry Cemetery
- Jim Quesenberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jim Quesenberry Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Quesenberry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jim Quesenberry Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Indian Valley.
- The Jim Quesenberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tom Quesenberry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201528 <5>
- Simpkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Simpkins Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lost Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Hattie Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Turman Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turman Cemetery
- Sowers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sowers Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Jimmy Marshall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Panther Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Ezra Marshall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polly Ann Marshall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stephen Bond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephen Bond Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen Bond Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- William Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The William Cox Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cox Cemetery
- Mannon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mannon Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Sand Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Sand Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Indian Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Snowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Childress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Dugspur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sowers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Mack Creek Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Riner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Pilot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Draper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Simpkins Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Radford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sylvatus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Sunset Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rogers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Mill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Pike City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Haycock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Christiansburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wurno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
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 Big Sand Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Floyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Sand Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Christiansburg
- Floyd
- Newbern
- Radford
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 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 Big Sand Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Floyd 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 Big Sand Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1463405 (Big Sand Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1463405 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: Floyd
- Est. Elev: 795 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Indian Valley
- Location given for Big Sand Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9359627 Lon: -80.530059
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Floyd, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Sand 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. |
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