A visit to the Ruddell 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 Ruddell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ruddell Cemetery:
37.2874, -79.8798
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ruddell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ruddell Cemetery is located in Roanoke County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Ruddell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ruddell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Waldron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Waldron Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
- Springwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Springwood Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Cemetery
- Old Lick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Lick Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lick Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The City Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Bandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bandy Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy Cemetery
- Calvert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Old Dominion Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Tombstone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tombstone Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone Cemetery
- Richard Carver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gearhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gearhart Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Roanoke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Roanoke Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Cemetery
- Cocke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Bridge Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Bridge Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bridge Park
- Evergreen Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Bandy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bandy Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Coopers Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Coopers Cove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cove Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Brown - Meador Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Foutz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Foutz Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foutz Cemetery
- Laymantown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Laymantown Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown Cemetery
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 Ruddell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ruddell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vinton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Montgomery Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Apple Tree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Garden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Laymantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Hollins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chamblissburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Villamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Troutville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amsterdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Montvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Boones Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
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 Ruddell 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 Ruddell 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 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 Ruddell 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 Ruddell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1706820 (Ruddell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1706820 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: 389 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roanoke
- Location given for Ruddell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2873597 Lon: -79.8797596
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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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruddell 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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