A visit to the Catawba 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 Catawba Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Catawba Cemetery:
37.3918, -80.0887
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Catawba Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Catawba Cemetery is located in Roanoke County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Catawba Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Catawba Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Catawba Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Brickey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Sarver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sarver Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarver Cemetery
- Custer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Custer Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Leffel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Leffel Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffel Cemetery
- Huffman Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Huffman Memorial Park is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Memorial Park
- The Huffman Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Church Cemetery
- Sarver Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Spessard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Spessard Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spessard Cemetery
- West Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Hill Cemetery is located in Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160054 <5>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Cedar Lawn Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Peters Creek Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek Cemetery
- Obenchain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Obenchain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obenchain Cemetery
- West View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Butts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Butts Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Cemetery
- Church Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
- East Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The East Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hill Cemetery
- Sherwood Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sherwood Burial Park is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Burial Park
- The Sherwood Burial Park has also been known as:
- Sherwood Cemetery
- Sherwood Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #728583 <5>
- Loury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Loury Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loury Cemetery
- Jonathan Tosh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Catawba Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Catawba Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Catawba
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mason Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Abbott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Hanging Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haymakertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Wabun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Daleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Runaway Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Apple Tree Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Roanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troutville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laymantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elliston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Montgomery Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Simmonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
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 Catawba 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 Catawba Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fincastle
- New Castle
- Roanoke
- Salem
- Salem lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Catawba Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Vinton
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 Catawba 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 Catawba Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1482375 (Catawba Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482375 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: 530 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Catawba
- Location given for Catawba Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3917984 Lon: -80.0886553
- 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Catawba 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |