A visit to the Looney 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 Looney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Looney Cemetery:
37.4615, -80.1498
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Looney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Looney Cemetery is located in Craig County<2>.
The county seat for Craig County is located in New Castle. New Castle lies just to the northeast of the Looney Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Looney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Looney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Leffel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Leffel Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffel Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Brickey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
- West View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Sarver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sarver Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarver Cemetery
- Crawford Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crawford Memorial Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Memorial Cemetery
- The Crawford Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paxton Chapel Church Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Craig County
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- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Paitsel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Paitsel Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paitsel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sarver Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Catawba Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Furrow Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Furrow Family Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrow Family Cemetery
- The Furrow Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Furrow Cemetery
- Grave Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Cemetery
- Custer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Custer Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Cemetery
- Ruble Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruble Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Cemetery
- Grave Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Spessard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Spessard Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spessard Cemetery
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]<3> of the Looney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Looney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Abbott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Mason Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Haymakertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Hanging Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Simmonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wabun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Hollins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oriskany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Runaway Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Apple Tree Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Troutville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fincastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Captain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Bennetts Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Elliston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Roanoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laymantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
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 Looney 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 Looney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fincastle
- New Castle
- Roanoke
- Salem
- Salem lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Looney 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 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 Looney 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 Looney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1485082 (Looney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485082 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: 773 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Looney
- Location given for Looney Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4615181 Lon: -80.1497702
- 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- Looney 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. |