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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about College Park (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for College Park. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Cemeteries Near College Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Park.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for College Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.

  • Rock Road Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Central Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bain Lawrence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bain Lawrence Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bain Lawrence Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bain Lawrence Cemetery is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2576019 <3>
  • Burton Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stanger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sunrise Burial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Burial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Belmont Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lester Cemetery #3
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Cemetery #3
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lester Cemetery #3. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lester Cemetery #3 is located outside and to the west of Christiansburg.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2529097 <3>
    • Charlton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charlton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Price Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find College Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of College Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.

  • East Radford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Radford
    • East Radford is located in Montgomery County
  • Vicker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicker
    • Vicker is located in Montgomery County
  • New River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
    • New River is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New River <5>
  • Childress
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childress. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
    • Childress is located in Montgomery County
  • Belspring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belspring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belspring
    • Belspring is located in Pulaski County
  • Snowville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
    • Snowville is located in Pulaski County
  • Riner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Christiansburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Prices Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
    • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
  • Churchwood ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwood
    • Churchwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Cambria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
    • Cambria is located in Montgomery County
  • Dublin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
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    • Yellow Sulphur Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur Springs
      • Yellow Sulphur Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Dry Branch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
      • Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
    • Newbern
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newbern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
      • Newbern is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern <5>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around College Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around College Park.

Newspapers Published in College Park ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around College Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of College Park, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for College Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to College Park:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for College Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about College Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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- College Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in College Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1293, Longitude: -80.5359       In this case, the coordinates for College Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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