A visit to the Wake Forest 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 Wake Forest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wake Forest Cemetery:
37.2151, -80.5781
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wake Forest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wake Forest Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Christiansburg. Christiansburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Wake Forest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wake Forest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wake Forest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wake Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stanger Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanger Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Sunrise Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sunrise Burial Park is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Burial Park
- Burton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burton Family Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burton Family Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484538 <5>
- Price Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Price Family Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Price Family Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Prices Fork.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484581 <5>
- Snider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Highland Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New River Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson - Vickers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- Kipps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kipps Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps Cemetery
- Hoges Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hoges Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoges Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Staffordsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rock Road Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Road Cemetery
- Belmont Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Newport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Newport Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
- Boyds Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Boyds Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wake Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wake Forest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Parrott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Goodwins Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Fairlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Prices Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Radford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Eggleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sunset Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Radford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- McBryde Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Poplar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Dublin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Mount Tabor Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Newbern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Childress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Christiansburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Pearisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thessalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
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 Wake Forest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wake Forest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Christiansburg
- Newbern
- Pearisburg
- Radford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wake Forest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Wake Forest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1488149 (Wake Forest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1488149 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 578 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Radford North
- Location given for Wake Forest Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2151256 Lon: -80.5781146
- 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 Montgomery, 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- Wake Forest 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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