A visit to the Craigsville Memorial 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 Craigsville Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Craigsville Memorial Cemetery:
38.0787, -79.3859
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Craigsville Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Craigsville Memorial Cemetery is located in Augusta County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Craigsville Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Craigsville Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Craigsville Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Mt. Mary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Mary Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mary Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glebe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Glebe Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glebe Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Bratton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bratton Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton Cemetery
- The Pines Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pines Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Chapel Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Chapel Cemetery
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- Hunters Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hunters Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cemetery
- West Augusta Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Steeles Tavern.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #552456 <5>
- Burnsville Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Burnsville Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burnsville Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Burnsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996808 <5>
- McDowell Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Crosby Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Crosby Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby 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 Craigsville Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Craigsville Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Craigsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Marble Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Chapin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Yost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Middlebrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Davis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Spottswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arbor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Millboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Augusta is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Augusta
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Steeles Tavern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Churchville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Burnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Kerrs Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Marlbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Jolivue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Staunton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Craigsville Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Augusta County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Craigsville Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Goshen
- Goshen lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Craigsville Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goshen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Greenville
- Staunton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Craigsville Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Augusta 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 Craigsville Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1739597 (Craigsville Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739597 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: Augusta
- Est. Elev: 477 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Craigsville
- Location given for Craigsville Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0787396 Lon: -79.385872
- 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 Augusta, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Craigsville Memorial 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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