Wood Cemetery

 

Locality: Roanoke County                  Temporal Period:                  Indeterminate

Realty Map:          70.04-4-19.01                         Cultural Affiliation:              Indeterminate

USGS Map:           Roanoke/Garden City          Landform:                              Ridge bench

Grid Locus:            K-14 / K-1                              Elevation:                              1000 feet

UTM Easting:       598570                                    Aspect:                                  North

UTM Northing:    4122980

 

Site Dimensions:  163.53 by 150 by 154 by 95 feet

 

Survey Description:  Site consists of a cemetery that was not field inspected during the cemetery survey.   Site is located at 2667 East Land Road.  Information regarding the number of interments, date of use, and formal attributes await field inspection.  Site size was derived from local realty maps.

 

Survey Date:         Not surveyed

 

Field Notes:           ___Yes  _x_No

Photographs:        ___Yes  _x_No

 

References:           None

 

Additional Comments:  One local informant saw the cemetery when the surrounding property was recently on the market.  He reported that at least part of the cemetery has been enclosed by a cement block building and biographical information of the interred is listed on the side of the building.  He also said some of the graves date to the late 19^th century. The cemetery is not marked on the USGS Garden City map sheet but it is marked on local realty maps and labeled “cemetery.”  County real estate records indicate this cemetery is the Wood Cemetery.  Grid coordinates are approximate.

 

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