A visit to the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens (FG ID #77796).
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 Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens:
37.8407, -81.1901
The Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies just to the south of the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- W.T. Warden Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Calfee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. TaborCemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Teel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tyree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tyree Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
- Biggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Biggs Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Cemetery
- Sweeney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
- St. Sebastians Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wildwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pax Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pax Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax Cemetery
- William Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The William Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maynor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maynor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynor Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Wright Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Prosperity
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bradley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Skelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stanaford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Sprague
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Stick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kilsyth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sweeneyburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wickham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Old Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Beckley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mabscott
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- MacArthur
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Raleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Terry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Oak Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifftop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Redstar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Crab Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tilden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Daniels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quinnimont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prince
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Royal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McKendree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Raleigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Raleigh 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 Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #77796
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536131 (Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536131 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: Raleigh
- Est. Elev: 762 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beckley
- Location given for Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 37.8409468 Lon: -81.1909348
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Raleigh, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |