A visit to the Craighead 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 Craighead Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Craighead Cemetery:
37.1285, -80.1756
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Craighead Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Craighead Cemetery is located in Roanoke County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Craighead Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Craighead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Craighead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Kefauver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kefauver Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kefauver Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Adney Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Adney Gap Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adney Gap Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Poff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Poff Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wimmers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wimmers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers Cemetery
- Halls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Halls Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Waldron - Bowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monte Vista Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Monte Vista Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Cemetery
- Den Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Den Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Den Hill Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Prices Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Prices Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Cemetery
- Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster - Wyatt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Kittinger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kittinger Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittinger Cemetery
- Bandy - Goodwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bandy - Goodwin Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy - Goodwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bandy - Goodwin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Riverside.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2302382 <5>
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] of the Craighead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Craighead Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bent Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alleghany Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Shawsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Elliston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terrys Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Algoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Wabun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Houchins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Pilot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cave Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ellett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Raintree Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Old Farm Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rogers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Boones Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Christiansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pizarro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sowers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Sunset Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Blacksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
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 Craighead 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 Craighead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Christiansburg
- Salem
- Salem lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Craighead Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
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 professional and volunteer 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 Craighead 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 Craighead Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1465402 (Craighead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1465402 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: 774 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elliston
- Location given for Craighead Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1284676 Lon: -80.1755968
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Craighead 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. |