Rhimes Cemetery

 

Locality: Roanoke County                  Temporal Period:                  Indeterminate

Realty Map:          85.01-1-42                              Cultural Affiliation:              Indeterminate

USGS Map:           Bent Mountain                     Landform:                              Ridge bench

Grid Locus:            E-4                                          Elevation:                              1740 feet

UTM Easting:       581590                                    Aspect:                                  Flat

UTM Northing:    4119200

 

Site Dimensions:   10 by 20 feet

 

Survey Description:  Site consists of a small family cemetery with at least four graves.  All of the identified graves were marked with small fieldstone markers recently covered with white paint.  It is not known if other graves are present.  The cemetery is now is a side yard of a residential lot and is covered with mowed grass.

Historic plantings include large hickory trees and some remnant periwinkle.  Site was field inspected and landscape features were noted.  Site size was estimated by pacing the horizontal extent of the observed graves.

 

Survey Date:         7/98

 

Field Notes:           _x_Yes   ___No

Photographs:        ___Yes  _x_No

 

References:           None

 

Additional Comments:        Site location was provided by Roy Ferguson.  The cemetery was once part of his family’s landholdings and they referred to the property as the “Graveyard Fields.”  He reported that Mary Rhimes was buried in the cemetery.  Collection of oral histories and documentary research may provide social and temporal information regarding this site.  The property address is 7263 Willow Valley Road.  The cemetery is not marked on the USGS Bent Mountain map sheet or on local realty maps.

 

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