A visit to the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rockbridge Memorial Gardens (FG ID #51912).
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 Rockbridge Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens:
37.7594, -79.4152
The Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located
The cemetery is located in Rockbridge County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockbridge Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Old Monmouth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Monmouth Cemetery
- Falling Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Lidia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Lidia Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lidia Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- New Monmouth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Monmouth Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
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- Timber Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Timber Ridge Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Moreland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Salling Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Collierstown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Collierstown Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierstown Cemetery
- Diamond Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Glasgow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Clarks Mtn. Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockbridge Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- East Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fancy Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrs Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Red Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Forks of Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marlbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Rockbridge Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockbridge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockbridge Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glasgow
- Goshen
- Goshen lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goshen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lexington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Rockbridge Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge Memorial Gardens:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #51912
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1473400 (Rockbridge Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1473400 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: Rockbridge
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington
- Location given for Rockbridge Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 37.7590214 Lon: -79.4153147
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockbridge, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rockbridge Memorial Gardens) 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. |