A visit to the Whitelock 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 Whitelock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitelock Cemetery:
37.3040, -80.3170
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitelock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitelock Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Christiansburg. Christiansburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Whitelock Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Whitelock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitelock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Alls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Alls Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alls Cemetery
- Hypes Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hypes Family Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hypes Family Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Level Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Level Green Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Moore - Bain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moore - Bain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Bain Cemetery
- Brilheart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brilheart Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilheart Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Furrow Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Furrow Family Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrow Family Cemetery
- The Furrow Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Furrow Cemetery
- Grave Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County
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- Grave Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County
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- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Craig County
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- Stebar Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leffel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Leffel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffel Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spessard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Spessard Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spessard Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall 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 Whitelock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitelock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bennetts Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
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- Mount Tabor Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Huffman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
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- Simmonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Sundance Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- McBryde Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Blacksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elliston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
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- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Merrimac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Shawsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Captain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Houchins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
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- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Wabun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Prices Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Raintree Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Old Farm Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Alleghany Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Catawba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Christiansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Abbott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
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 Whitelock Cemetery. The following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitelock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Christiansburg
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 Whitelock 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 Whitelock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1488324 (Whitelock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1488324 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: 648 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McDonalds Mill
- Location given for Whitelock Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3040187 Lon: -80.3169924
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whitelock 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. |