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A visit to the East Hill 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 East Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Hill Cemetery:

37.2935, -80.0475

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

Open a Google Map centered on the East Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the East Hill Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • West Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • 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 <4>
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Cain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Williams Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Loury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Loury Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loury Cemetery
  • Cedar Lawn Burial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Peters Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Peters Creek Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Roanoke.
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairview Cemetery
  • Jonathan Tosh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Butts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Butts Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Evergreen Burial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evergreen Burial Park is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Burial Park
      • The Evergreen Burial Park has also been known as:
      • Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50174 <4>
    • Memorial Bridge Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Memorial Bridge Park is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bridge Park
    • Duckwiller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Duckwiller Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwiller Cemetery
    • Beamer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beamer Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamer Cemetery
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
    • Woods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
    • Muse Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Muse Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
    • Bellvue Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Bellvue Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellvue Cemetery
    • Hackett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hackett Cemetery is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackett Cemetery
    • James E Day Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The James E Day Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James E Day Cemetery
    • Springwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Springwood Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Cemetery
    • Richard Carver Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Obenchain Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Obenchain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obenchain 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]<2> of the East Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Salem
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sunset Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sunset Village is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
  • Hanging Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
  • Cave Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Wabun
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wabun is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
  • Mason Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
  • Roanoke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Buena Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Hollins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Catawba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Moomaw ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Riverside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Vinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Runaway Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
    • Montgomery Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
    • Apple Tree Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
    • Cloverdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Abbott is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • Daleville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bent Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Laymantown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
    • Troutville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Amsterdam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Haymakertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown

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 East Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Roanoke
  • Salem
  • Vinton

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 either 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 East Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • 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 East Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1495492  (East Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1495492 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
      • : Salem (city)
      • Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Salem
      • Location given for East Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.2934682     Lon: -80.0475402
      • 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- East Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>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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