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A visit to the Loury 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 Loury Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Loury Cemetery:

37.3079, -80.0134

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Loury Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

Open a Google Map centered on the Loury Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Loury Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Loury Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sherwood Burial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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 <4>
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Williams Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Jonathan Tosh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • East Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hill Cemetery
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The West Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Hill Cemetery is located in Salem.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160054 <4>
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
  • Evergreen Burial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • Memorial Bridge Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Memorial Bridge Park is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bridge Park
  • Richard Carver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Obenchain Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Obenchain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obenchain Cemetery
    • Cain Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Cain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
    • Old Lick Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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 east)
      • The Springwood Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Cemetery
    • Tombstone Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tombstone Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone Cemetery
    • Hackett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Hackett Cemetery is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackett Cemetery
    • James E Day Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The James E Day Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James E Day Cemetery
    • City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The City Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
    • Cocke Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cocke Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
    • Hollins Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hollins Memorial Park is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollins Memorial Park is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Hollins.
      • The Hollins Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • First Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Oldfields Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221029 <4>

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] of the Loury Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Loury Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Sunset Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sunset Village is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
  • Salem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanging Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
  • Roanoke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cave Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Buena Vista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Mason Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
  • Vinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Runaway Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
  • Wabun
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wabun is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
  • Garden City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Apple Tree Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
    • Cloverdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Catawba
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Montgomery Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
    • Daleville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Moomaw ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
    • Laymantown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
    • Riverside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Troutville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Amsterdam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Abbott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Abbott is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • Haymakertown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
    • Bent Mountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Loury Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Loury Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Roanoke
  • Salem
    • Salem lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Loury Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Vinton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Loury Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • 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 Loury Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1478995  (Loury Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1478995 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
      • : Roanoke (city)
      • Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Salem
      • Location given for Loury Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.3079129     Lon: -80.0133732
      • 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>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- Loury Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>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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