Buck Mountain Cemetery

Buck Mountain Cemetery

 

Locality: Roanoke County                  Temporal Period:                  Indeterminate

Realty Map:          97.02-1-07                              Cultural Affiliation:              Indeterminate

USGS Map:           Garden City                           Landform:                              Ridge bench

Grid Locus:            C-7                                          Elevation:                              1360 feet

UTM Easting:       590260                                    Aspect:                                  East

UTM Northing:    4116910

 

Site Dimensions:  155.75 by 64.85 feet

 

Survey Description:  Site consists of a small cemetery without any apparent grave markers or surface evidence. Site is located to the immediate southwest of the Buck Mountain Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The cemetery is located on National Park Service property and initial site recordation was likely conducted during land acquisition for the Parkway.  Survey coordinates have been maintained in the Roanoke County public planning documents.  No surface evidence of the cemetery was observed during a field inspection.   Site is covered with a mixed deciduous-pine forest and historic plantings were not observed.   Site size was derived from local realty maps.

 

Survey Date:         8/99

 

Field Notes:           _x_Yes   ___No

Photographs:        ___Yes  _x_No

 

References:           None

 

Additional Comments:  This cemetery is not marked on the USGS Garden City map sheet but it is marked on local realty maps.  The UTM grid coordinates are approximate.  Archival research may provide information regarding temporal period, cultural affiliation and site structure.

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