A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simmons Cemetery:
37.6771, -79.9920
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simmons Cemetery is located in Alleghany County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Simmons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Humphries Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Humphries Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphries Cemetery
- King Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The King Memorial Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the King Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Oriskany.
- The King Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- King Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50886 <5>
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- McKalester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McKalester Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKalester Cemetery
- Hooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hooks Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Cemetery
- Deisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Deisher Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deisher Cemetery
- Mallow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mallow Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Covington City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Helmintoller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Helmintoller Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmintoller Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McCartney Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hebron UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hebron UMC Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of New Castle.
- Haden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Haden Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Galatia Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Gala.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960052 <5>
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oriskany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strom
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Rich Patch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Haden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Gala
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Moss Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Glen Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Low Moor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- New Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Clifton Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haymakertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Salt Petre Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Springwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Tuckahoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Amsterdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Abbott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Daleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Troutville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carloover
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Wild Meadow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- White Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Simmons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alleghany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton Forge
- Covington
- Fincastle
- New Castle
- White Sulphur Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Alleghany 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487249 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487249 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: Alleghany
- Est. Elev: 730 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strom
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6770712 Lon: -79.9919978
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Alleghany, 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- Simmons 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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