A visit to the Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Ridge Cemetery:
37.2646, -79.8584
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Roanoke County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Blue Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ruddell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ruddell Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddell Cemetery
- Mt. View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
- Calvert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- Waldron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Waldron Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Bandy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bandy Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Gearhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gearhart Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Coopers Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coopers Cove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cove Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Springwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Springwood Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Cemetery
- Old Lick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Lick Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lick Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The City Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Bandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bandy Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy Cemetery
- Amos - Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown - Meador Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Moorman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Moorman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorman Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Foutz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Foutz Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foutz Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blue Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Montgomery Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Apple Tree Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Runaway Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Laymantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hollins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Goodview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chamblissburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Sunset Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Daleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Montvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Villamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Troutville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Amsterdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Boones Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Chimney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
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 Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1706587 (Blue Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1706587 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: 352 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewartsville
- Location given for Blue Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2645827 Lon: -79.8583699
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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- Blue Ridge 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. |