Comers Rock Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: West of Elk Creek on Comers Rock Rd (Rt 658) in Comers Rock, Grayson County , VA
Directions: From Independence go north on Elk Creek Pky (US 21) about 9.5 miles to junction with Comers Rock Rd (Rt 658). Head west 5 miles. Cemetery is well marked and north of the road.
GPS Coordinates: N36.745163 W81.242844
Surveyed by: Susan Taylor Woodson; updated in July 2006 by Peggy Cornett Greene and Nancy Cornett Swetland and by Rich and Ginger Ballard Dec 2008.
Comments: Cemetery is well kept and easily accessed.The land for this cemetery was donated to the Mt. Zion Church by James Cornett (1810 – 1871). The first burial was his wife Sarah C. Boyer Cornett (1807 – 1841).This cemetery is divided by the loop road through it into four sections. The Center section, the oldest and largest, is within the loop road. Newer sections are identified here as West, North, and East based on their positions relative to this loop road. Rows start at the south (lower) and west end, but in the center section it takes some imagination to identify “rows” and they may start or end in the middle of the area and meander back and forth on the hill. The center section was portioned into family plots that are multiple rows wide. It appears that position in the family plot takes priority over orderly rows. Unfortunately, it is not practical for us to list burials arranged by family plot.There are over 25 people reported to be buried in this cemetery for whom no marker has been found. Probably these are in unmarked graves but there may be reporting errors also.
