A visit to the James E Day 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 James E Day Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the James E Day Cemetery:
37.2349, -79.9875
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the James E Day Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The James E Day Cemetery is located in Roanoke County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the James E Day Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from James E Day Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Muse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Muse Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
- Bellvue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bellvue Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellvue Cemetery
- Miller Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Campbells Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbells Burial Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Burial Park
- Evergreen Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- Memorial Bridge Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Bridge Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bridge Park
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Williams Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Amos Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Gearhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gearhart Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The City Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Sherwood Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherwood Burial Park is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Burial Park
- The Sherwood Burial Park has also been known as:
- Sherwood Cemetery
- Sherwood Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #728583 <5>
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Amos Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Hartman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Kingery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kingery Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingery Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Bandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bandy Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Old Lick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Lick Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lick Cemetery
- Springwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Springwood Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood 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 James E Day Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from James E Day Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cave Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Hanging Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hollins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boones Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wabun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bent Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Runaway Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Mason Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Laymantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Catawba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Algoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Gogginsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Burnt Chimney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Elliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 James E Day 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 James E Day Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 James E Day 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 James E Day Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1706709 (James E Day Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1706709 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: 350 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Garden City
- Location given for James E Day Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2348595 Lon: -79.9875376
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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 '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- James E Day 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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