A visit to the King 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 King Cemetery ...
The King Cemetery is located in Roanoke County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adney Gap Cemetery
- The Adney Gap Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery
- Halls Cemetery
- The Halls Cemetery is located in Floyd County
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- Kefauver Cemetery
- The Kefauver Cemetery is located in Floyd County
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- King Cemetery
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Kittinger Cemetery
- The Kittinger Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
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- Lancaster Cemetery
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Lawrence Cemetery
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
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- Lewis Cemetery
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
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- Monte Vista Cemetery
- The Monte Vista Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Nichols Cemetery
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Floyd County
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- Poff Cemetery
- The Poff Cemetery is located in Floyd County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Floyd County
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- Shaver Cemetery
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Waldron - Bowles Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Webster - Wyatt Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Floyd County
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- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Wimmers Cemetery
- The Wimmers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Algoma
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
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- Alleghany Springs
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
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- Bennetts Mill
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
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- Bent Mountain
- Boones Mill
- Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
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- Christiansburg
- Ellett
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
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- Elliston
- Garden City
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
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- Gogginsville
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
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- Hickman
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Houchins
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
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- Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
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- Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
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- Old Farm Village
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Pilot
- Pizarro
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
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- Raintree Village
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Riverside
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
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- Rogers
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
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- Salem
- Shawsville
- Simpsons
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
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- Sowers
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
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- Sunset Village
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
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- Terrys Fork
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
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- Wabun
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
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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 King 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 King Cemetery.
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 helpful 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 King 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 King Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1469003 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1469003 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: 821 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elliston
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- King Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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