A visit to the Richard Carver 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 Richard Carver Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richard Carver Cemetery:
37.3254, -79.9487
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richard Carver Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richard Carver Cemetery is located in Roanoke County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Richard Carver Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richard Carver Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tombstone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Tombstone Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone Cemetery
- Obenchain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Obenchain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obenchain Cemetery
- Jonathan Tosh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Springwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Springwood Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Cemetery
- Cocke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
- Hollins Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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<3> 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 <5>
- Peters Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Peters Creek Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek Cemetery
- Cedar Lawn Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Loury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Loury Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loury Cemetery
- Williams Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
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- City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The City Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Old Lick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Lick Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lick Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Evergreen Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 <5>
- Memorial Bridge Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Bridge Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bridge Park
- Mt. View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
- Ruddell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ruddell Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddell Cemetery
- Roanoke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Roanoke Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Cemetery
- Old Dominion Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Richard Carver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richard Carver Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hollins
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roanoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Apple Tree Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Runaway Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laymantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Hanging Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Montgomery Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Troutville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Mason Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haymakertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Villamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Wabun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
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 Richard Carver 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 Richard Carver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fincastle
- Roanoke
- Salem
- Salem lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Richard Carver 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 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 Richard Carver 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 Richard Carver Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1706802 (Richard Carver Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1706802 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: 330 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roanoke
- Location given for Richard Carver Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3254133 Lon: -79.9486504
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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 Roanoke, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richard Carver 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. |
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