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A visit to the Huffman Memorial Park ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Huffman Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Huffman Memorial Park

Lat:   37.4696°   (37° 28' 10")

Lon:   -80.1646°   (-80° 9' 52")

The Huffman Memorial Park is located in Craig County<1>.

The county seat for Craig County is located in New Castle. New Castle lies just to the northeast of the Huffman Memorial Park .

Name Variations for Huffman Memorial Park ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Huffman Memorial Park has also been known as:

  • Chestnut Grove Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Huffman Memorial Park.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Huffman Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Huffman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Huffman Cemetery is located in Craig County
  • Leffel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leffel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leffel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leffel Cemetery is located in Craig County
  • Nutter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nutter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nutter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nutter Cemetery is located in Craig County
  • Lee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Craig County
  • West View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brickey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brickey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brickey Cemetery is located in Craig County
  • Crawford Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Craig County
  • Sarver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sarver Cemetery is located in Craig County
  • Paxton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Paitsel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paitsel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paitsel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paitsel Cemetery is located in Craig County
  • Sarver Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Catawba Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catawba Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catawba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catawba Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Ruble Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruble Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ruble Cemetery is located in Craig County
    • County Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Farm Cemetery is located in Craig County
    • Furrow Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Grave Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grave Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County
    • Custer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Custer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Custer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Custer Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Bryan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryan Cemetery is located in Craig County
    • Bostic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bostic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bostic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bostic Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
    • Grave Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grave Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County
    • Hall Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Roanoke County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Huffman Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Huffman Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

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 Huffman Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Craig County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Huffman Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Huffman Memorial Park:

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 Huffman Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1484265  (Huffman Memorial Park)
    • Note: GNIS record #1484265 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Looney
    • County: Craig         Elev: 787
    • Location given for GNIS #1484265 (Huffman Memorial Park)

The official website for Craig County: www.co.craig.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Huffman Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4696, Longitude: -80.1646    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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