A visit to the Lafayette Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lafayette Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lafayette Cemetery (FG ID #1996326).
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 Lafayette Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lafayette Cemetery:
37.2404, -80.2161
The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Christiansburg. Christiansburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Lafayette Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lafayette Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lafayette Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lafayette Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Givens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Givens Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Cemetery
- Bandy - Goodwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moore - Bain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moore - Bain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Bain Cemetery
- Duckwiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Duckwiller Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwiller Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Beamer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beamer Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamer Cemetery
- Butts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Butts Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Cemetery
- Brilheart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brilheart Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilheart Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Alls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Alls Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alls Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
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- Spessard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Spessard Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spessard Cemetery
- Whitelock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitelock Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelock Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Den Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Den Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Den Hill Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Craighead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Craighead Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Church Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
- West Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Custer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Custer Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lafayette Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lafayette Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elliston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wabun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shawsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bent Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Houchins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Tabor Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Blacksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Old Farm Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Cave Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Hanging Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sundance Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- McBryde Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Merrimac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simmonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Lafayette Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lafayette Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Salem
- Salem lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Lafayette Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lafayette Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Lafayette Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1996326
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, 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- Lafayette 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. |