About Fair View Cemetery
Fair View Cemetery is a cemetery near Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia. It lies about 3.0 mi southeast of Roanoke. The grounds sit at about 1,099 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Clifton A. Woodrum, W. Graham Claytor, Jr. and Waller Redd Staples. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1478578. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Andrews Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Roanoke, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 18 cemeteries we list in Roanoke City, and 70 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Roanoke. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fair View Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative, 1 World War II veteran.
- Clifton A. Woodrum1887-1950American politician
- W. Graham Claytor, Jr.1912-1994American government official
- Waller Redd Staples1826-1897American politician
- William L. Andrews1865-1936Member of the Senate of Virginia
- Augusta Christian Glass1897-1941
- Byrdine Akers Abbott1866-1936American clergyman and editor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Fair View Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Fair View Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint Andrews CemeteryRoanoke, VACatholic cemetery0.3 mi
- Williams Memorial ParkRoanoke, VAMemorial park0.5 mi
- McClanahan CemeteryRoanoke, VACemetery0.9 mi
- Lowry Sears CemeterySalem, VACemetery1.8 mi
- Memorial Bridge ParkRoanoke, VACemetery1.9 mi
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Park CemeterySalem, VAMemorial park2.0 mi
- Jonathan Tosh CemeteryRoanoke, VACemetery2.1 mi
- Peters Creek CemeterySalem, VACemetery2.2 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryRoanoke, VACemetery2.2 mi
- Sherwood Burial ParkSalem, VACemetery2.5 mi
Funeral homes near Fair View Cemetery
- Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Service1.4 miFuneral home · Roanoke · (540) 562-1182
- Family Choice Funerals & Cremations1.8 miFuneral home · Roanoke · (757) 366-9260
- Hamlar - Curtis Funeral Home & Crematory2.1 miCremation provider · Roanoke
- Hamlar - Curtis Funeral Home & Crematory -Roanoke2.1 miCremation provider · Roanoke · (540) 344-1271
- Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory2.2 miCremation provider · Roanoke · (540) 491-9994
- DFS Memorials - Roanoke2.3 miMonument dealer · Roanoke · (540) 369-3016
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