A visit to the County Farm 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 County Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the County Farm Cemetery:
37.4237, -80.2828
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The County Farm Cemetery is located in Craig County<2>.
The county seat for Craig County is located in New Castle. New Castle lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the County Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the County Farm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the County Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from County Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Paitsel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Paitsel Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paitsel Cemetery
- Grave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Cemetery
- Furrow Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Furrow Family Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrow Family Cemetery
- The Furrow Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Furrow Cemetery
- Grave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Cemetery
- Sarver Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Sarver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sarver Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarver Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Alls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Alls Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alls Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
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- Brilheart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brilheart Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilheart Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Bostic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bostic Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic Cemetery
- Level Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Level Green Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green Cemetery
- Hypes Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hypes Family Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hypes Family Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Custer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Custer Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Huffman Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
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 County Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from County Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Simmonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Abbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Huffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Captain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Catawba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Mount Tabor Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Mason Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Kire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mountain Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sundance Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Elliston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wabun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Hanging Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- McBryde Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Blacksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Ellett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Sunset Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Merrimac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Shawsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Haymakertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Hillsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
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 County Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Craig County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The County Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- New Castle
- Salem
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 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 County Farm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Craig 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 County Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1482730 (County Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482730 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: Craig
- Est. Elev: 765 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Craig Springs
- Location given for County Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4237394 Lon: -80.2828286
- 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 Craig, 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- County Farm 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. |