SHENANDOAH:  CEMETERY RECORDS – VALLEY PIKE CHURCH CEMETERY

Contributed by:  Joan Renfrow

NOTICE:  I have no relationship or further information in regards to this 
family.  

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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, Valley Pike Church cemetery: 
                  1936 Nov. 5
                  Research made by Zula Gochenour

Cemetery Location:  1 mile southeast of Maurertown, Virginia at Valley Pike 
                    Church on Route #600
                    Shenandoah County


This was one of the oldest schools in Shenandoah County.  Used as a church and 
school.  A noted place of many gatherings; people rode horseback for many miles 
to gather at Copps School House.  The land was given by Nicholas Doll.  After 
the Civil War this school house was torn down and part of the material used in 
building the dwelling house of Israel Saum, at Saumsville.  This was said to be 
about 1875.

Valley Pike Cemetery at this same site has many old sunken graves without 
markers, some have a rough piece of limestone without inscription.  Only two 
bear dates of 1855 and 1860 in this old part of the cemetery.

Frances Gochenour
Died Oct. 10, 1855
Aged 66 yrs. 10 mo.
and 22 days


Johnathan Gochenour
Died July 31, 1860
Aged 66 yrs. 7 mo.
and 4 days