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:
37.4674, -79.8100
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 Botetourt County<2>.
The county seat for Botetourt County is located in Fincastle. Fincastle lies just to the west northwest of the Simmons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Simmons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Booze Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Booze Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booze Cemetery
- Godwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- The Godwin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slicer Cemetery
- Troutville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Troutville Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville Cemetery
- 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>
- Linkenhoker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Linkenhoker Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkenhoker Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Shafer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shafer Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
- Houseman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Houseman Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseman Cemetery
- Greenfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
- Churchill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Churchill Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Copps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Copps Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copps Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Copps Cemetery is located in Springwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960145 <5>
- Peery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Peery Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peery Cemetery
- Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laymantown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Laymantown Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown Cemetery
- Lawhorn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lawhorn Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawhorn Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Haymakertown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Haymakertown Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haymakertown Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Haymakertown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996043 <5>
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Dominion Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Roanoke Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview 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 Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Lithia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Troutville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Villamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Laymantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Montvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Buchanan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haymakertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Runaway Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Apple Tree Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salt Petre Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Hollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rocky Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
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 Botetourt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buchanan
- Fincastle
- Roanoke
- Vinton
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 helpful 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Botetourt 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 #1487248 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487248 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: Botetourt
- Est. Elev: 369 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Villamont
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.467356 Lon: -79.8100404
- 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 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' 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |