Jackson Cemetery

 

Locality: Roanoke County                  Temporal Period:                  20^th century

Realty Map:          44.04-2-53                              Cultural Affiliation:              African-American

USGS Map:           Salem                                      Landform:                              Ridge saddle

Grid Locus:            B-9                                          Elevation:                              1200 feet

UTM Easting:       578820                                    Aspect:                                  Flat

UTM Northing:    4128400

 

Site Dimensions:  Approximately 10 by 10 feet

 

Survey Description:  Site consists of a small family cemetery with the graves of one child about one month old and two miscarriages.  None of the graves have been marked.  Cemetery is covered with mowed grass and historic plantings were not observed on the site.  Site was field inspected and its location was recorded.

 

Survey Date:         11/98

 

Field Notes:           _x_Yes   ___No

Photographs:        ___Yes  ___No

 

References:           None

 

Additional Comments:  Site location and assigned temporal period were based on information reported by Charles Jackson.  Site is located about 0.05 mile north of where the Gum Springs Church is located at the end of Gum Springs Road and about 65 feet west of a driveway that leads north to 2895 Gum Springs Road.  The cemetery is not marked on the USGS Salem map sheet or on local realty maps.  The graves are reportedly located under a locust tree in the yard of 2895 Gum Springs Road.

 

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