A visit to the Grave 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 Grave Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grave Cemetery:
37.3796, -80.2453
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grave Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County<2>.
The county seat for Craig County is located in New Castle. New Castle lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Grave Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grave Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Grave Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grave Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Brilheart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brilheart Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilheart Cemetery
- Sarver Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- County Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Alls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Alls Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alls Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Custer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Custer Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Cemetery
- Sarver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sarver Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarver Cemetery
- Paitsel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Paitsel Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paitsel Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Spessard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Spessard Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spessard Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Moore - Bain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Moore - Bain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Bain 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
- Whitelock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitelock Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelock Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Hypes Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hypes Family Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hypes Family Cemetery
- Brickey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grave Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grave Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Abbott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Simmonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Catawba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Bennetts Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Mason Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wabun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Mount Tabor Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Elliston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Captain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sundance Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Blacksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- McBryde Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Ellett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Shawsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Kire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Merrimac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Houchins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Cave Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hollins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haymakertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Mountain Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
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 Grave 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 Grave 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 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 Grave 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 Grave Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1488698 (Grave Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1488698 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: 463 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Looney
- Location given for Grave Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.379574 Lon: -80.2453255
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grave 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. |