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A visit to the Riley Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Riley Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   37.4024°   (37° 24' 8")

Lon:   -79.9539°   (-79° 57' 14")

The Riley Cemetery is located in Botetourt County<2>.

The county seat for Botetourt County is located in Fincastle. Fincastle lies just to the north northeast of the Riley Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Riley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Peery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peery Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
  • Mt. Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cocke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cocke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cocke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cocke Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
  • Churchill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Churchill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Churchill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Churchill Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
  • Boyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyer Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
  • Haymakertown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haymakertown Cemetery
    • The Haymakertown Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Haymakertown Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Haymakertown.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996043 <5>
  • Obenchain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Obenchain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Obenchain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Obenchain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
  • Tombstone Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tombstone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tombstone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tombstone Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
  • Old Dominion Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dominion Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dominion Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Dominion Memorial Gardens is located in Botetourt County
  • Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Chapel Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
  • Troutville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troutville Cemetery
    • The Troutville Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Troutville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Troutville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968071 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens is located in Roanoke City
    • Richard Carver Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richard Carver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richard Carver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richard Carver Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Peters Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peters Creek Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Cedar Lawn Burial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lawn Burial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Lawn Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Lawn Burial Park is located in Roanoke City
    • Jonathan Tosh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonathan Tosh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonathan Tosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jonathan Tosh Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Roanoke Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roanoke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roanoke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roanoke Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
    • Laymantown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laymantown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laymantown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laymantown Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
    • St. Clair Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clair Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Botetourt County

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]<3> of the Riley Cemetery.

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

  • Daleville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cloverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
    • Hollins is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollins <6>
  • Runaway Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
    • Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
  • Apple Tree Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
    • Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
  • Troutville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Laymantown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laymantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
    • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
  • Mason Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
    • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
  • Hanging Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
    • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
  • Fincastle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Sunset Village is located in Salem City
  • Vinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Blue Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Blue Ridge is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Ridge <6>
    • Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Salem City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
    • Roanoke
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Buena Vista
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
    • Villamont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
      • Villamont is located in Bedford County
    • Moomaw ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moomaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
      • Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
    • Montgomery Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
      • Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
    • Botetourt ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botetourt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
      • Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
    • Abbott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Abbott is located in Craig County
    • Garden City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
    • New Castle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cave Spring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
      • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
    • Montvale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lithia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lithia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
      • Lithia is located in Botetourt County

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 Riley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Botetourt County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Riley Cemetery:

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 Riley Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1486618  (Riley Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1486618 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Daleville
    • County: Botetourt         Elev: 374
    • Location given for GNIS #1486618 (Riley Cemetery)

The official website for Botetourt County: www.co.botetourt.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Botetourt, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4024, Longitude: -79.9539       In this case, the coordinates for the Riley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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