Pulaski County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Cemeteries.....Altoona Cemetery - Partial Survey No More To Come ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Misty Hodge MistyRN222@gmail.com June 21, 2010, 12:54 pm Abstracted By: Misty Hodge Cemetery notes and/or description: This cemetery was a 'lost' cemetery for many years. It is not a recognized cemetery by the town of Pulaski,VA or of the funeral homes in Pulaski, VA. At one time, this cemetery, located on Little Walker Mountain, was where a thriving coal and iron ore mining town. There is some difficulty in reaching this cemetery. It is at least a one mile hike up Little Mountain, having to cross 2 small streams, and follow old logging trails on the mountain. The cemetery is non-maintained, and few people in the town of Pulaski are familiar with its location. This area, known as Altoona in the late 1800s to mid 1900s, has been renamed by the town to Brookmont. The easiest route to this cemetery is to follow Cox Hollow Road until it ends state maintenance, and then take a right onto Little Walker Mtn via the Jefferson National Forest. It is best to take the old logging road to the right upon entrance. It is not accessible by vehicle. Follow the trails up the mountain, approximately one mile, to a small clearing. At this clearing, veer to your right approximately 30-40 yards and look very closely in that area. At one time, there was a short fence around the cemetery that has been trampled down. There are only 4 legible headstones in this cemetery, but there are many unmarked graves noted by the additional head and footstones. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hodge Conley Homer Sep 1899 31 July 1964 Hodge Willie Mae Caves 1875 28 May 1904 Pagan Charlie E. 3 Dec 1884 21 Mar 1911 Pagan Joseph 29 Aug 1838 21 April 1919 Pagan Nancy E. 10 May 1851 7 Feb 1918 Hodge Conley Homer Sep 1899 31 July 1964 Stricker FHM at site lists DOB as 1900 instead of 1899 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/pulaski/cemeteries/altoonac64gcm.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb