A visit to the Minter 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 Minter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Minter Cemetery:
37.1824, -79.6806
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Minter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Minter Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Minter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Minter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Ellis - Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Ressurection Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ressurection Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ressurection Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ressurection Catholic Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Moneta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970126 <5>
- Basham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Basham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basham Cemetery
- Maxey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maxey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Altice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Ferguson - Hatcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Epworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Epworth Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Cemetery
- Casey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Casey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Meador Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Meador Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Cemetery
- Booth - Joplin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Jeter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jeter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter Cemetery
- Swain - Basham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kasey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kasey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasey Cemetery
- Oylers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oylers Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oylers Chapel Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Childress Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Childress Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress Cemetery
- Aylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Aylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylor Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Halesford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Halesford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesford Cemetery
- Witcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Witcher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher Cemetery
- Morgans Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Minter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Minter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Moneta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goodview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Radford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Chamblissburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Davis Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- North Shore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Joppa Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Burnt Chimney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Villa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Union Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huddleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Redwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Penhook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
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 Minter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Minter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Moneta
- Roanoke
- Vinton
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 professional and volunteer 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 Minter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Minter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1674866 (Minter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1674866 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goodview
- Location given for Minter Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1823638 Lon: -79.680588
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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 Bedford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Minter 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |