Cemeteries in Giles County, VA
Giles County, Virginia has 87 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 4 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Pearisburg (39), Pembroke (32) and Blacksburg (13). Among them are 12 family cemeteries (14%), 8 church cemeteries (9%) and 3 Christian cemeteries (3%).
All cemeteries in Giles County
- Hamblin CemeteryPembrokeChristian cemetery
- Kirk CemeteryPembrokeChristian cemetery
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryPearisburgChristian cemetery
- Adair CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Albert CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Anderson CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Anderson CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Anderson Shumate CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Angels Rest Memorial GardensPearisburgMemorial park
- Atkins CemeteryBlacksburgCemetery
- Beamer CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Birchlawn Burial ParkPearisburgCemetery
- Blankenship CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Boyd CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Boyds Chapel CemeteryPembrokeChurch cemetery
- Burton Walker Family CemeteryPembrokeFamily cemetery
- Carper CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Carper Johnston Family CemeteryPearisburgFamily cemetery
- Cedar Grove CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Clover Hollow CemeteryBlacksburgCemetery
- Conley CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Croy CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Davis CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Day CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Dowdy CemeteryBlacksburgCemetery
- E. E. Cook CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Eastside CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Eatons Chapel CemeteryPearisburgChurch cemetery
- Epling CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Ernest Link Family CemeteryBlacksburgFamily cemetery
- Fairview CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Ferrell CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Fillinger CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- First Bane CemeteryPulaskiCemetery
- Fletcher's CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- French-Turner Family CemeteryPearisburgFamily cemetery
- George Snidow CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Gordon CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Hale CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Hales Chapel CemeteryPearisburgChurch cemetery
- Hare CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Hilltop-Porterfield CemeteryBlacksburgCemetery
- Hoges Chapel CemeteryPembrokeChurch cemetery
- Horseshoe CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Johnston-Conley CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Kast CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Kire Community CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Leffel CemeteryBlacksburgCemetery
- Lucas CemeteryBlacksburgCemetery
- Lucas CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Lybrook CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Martin and Meredith CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Mason French CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Millirans Family CemeteryPearisburgFamily cemetery
- Moser CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Mount Lebanon CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Newport CemeteryBlacksburgCemetery
- Patteson Family CemeteryPearisburgFamily cemetery
- Peck-Stafford CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Peterstown CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Porterfield CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Price CemeteryBlacksburgCemetery
- Ratcliffe Family CemeteryPearisburgFamily cemetery
- Reed CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Robertson-Davis CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Shannon-King CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Shrader Family CemeteryPearisburgFamily cemetery
- Snider CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Snidow CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Snidow CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Snidow CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Snodgrass CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Staffordsville CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Stebar Family CemeteryBlacksburgFamily cemetery
- Steele Family CemeteryBlacksburgFamily cemetery
- Stinson CemeteryPulaskiCemetery
- Sunrise Memorial GardensPearisburgMemorial park
- Thessalia CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Vaught Family CemeteryBlacksburgFamily cemetery
- Walkers Creek CemeteryPulaskiCemetery
- Wesley Chapel CemeteryPembrokeChurch cemetery
- White CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Wilburn Valley CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
- Williams CemeteryPembrokeCemetery
- Williams CemeteryBlacksburgCemetery
- Wilson Family CemeteryPearisburgFamily cemetery
- Woolwine CemeteryPearisburgCemetery
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How Giles County compares
Giles County has 52.6 listed cemeteries per 10,000 residents, against 8.3 for Virginia, which puts it 16th of 132 Virginia counties on this measure. Census estimates count 265 deaths here in 2024, about 66 for each of the 4 funeral homes we know of (36th of 132 by number of funeral homes).
| Measure | Giles County | Virginia | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cemeteries per 10,000 residents | 52.6 | 8.3 | 16th of 132 |
| Cemeteries per 100 square miles | 24.4 | 18.6 | 46th of 132 |
| Deaths in 2024 (estimate) | 265 | 78,443 | 80th of 132 |
| Deaths in 2024 per listed cemetery | 3.0 | 10.7 | 116th of 132 |
| Funeral homes | 4 | 471 | 36th of 132 |
| Deaths in 2024 per funeral home | 66 | 167 | 103rd of 123 |
| Cremation providers | 0 | 130 | 59th of 132 |
| Monument dealers | 0 | 21 | 19th of 132 |
| Notable burials | 2 | 5,460 | 54th of 132 |
Population and deaths: US Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates. Land area: 2020 Census Gazetteer. Funeral homes, cremation providers and monument dealers come from our sister directory, Funeral Home Directory USA. Ranks run from the highest value down, among Virginia counties with the figure available. Compare Giles County with other places.
Funeral homes and monument dealers in Giles County
- A Vest & Sons Funeral HomeFuneral home · Pearisburg · (540) 921-2985
- Givens Funeral Home Inc.Funeral home · Pearisburg · (540) 921-1650
- Kendall Funeral HomeFuneral home · Pembroke · (540) 626-7221
- Riffe's Funeral Services IncFuneral home · Narrows · (540) 726-2442
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Giles County?
We list 87 cemeteries in Giles County, Virginia. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Giles County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Virginia vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Giles County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Virginia law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
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