Allen Rutherford Cemetery in Fox, Virginia

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Get directions 957 Orchid Lane (Rt. 826)
Fox, Virginia 24348 United States

Coordinates: 36.59388, -81.26768
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From the intersection of Maple Rd (Rt. 711) and Wilson Hwy (US 58), turn on Maple Rd and drive to the end which intersects with Gold Hill Road; turn right and go a short distance to the next right, Orchid Lane (Rt 826). Drive on Orchid Lane to the end of the road which then bears left (south) toward the New River. Follow the river to the left to a branch. The old Rutherford log cabin sits on a ridge, and the cemetery is on the ridge to the left of the branch and left of the log cabin, about 200 yds. up the ridge in the woods.

This cemetery and the remains of the log cabin sit on land that was originally owned by Thomas Rutherford. Thomas Rutherford procured 250 acres of land from the State of Virginia by patent dated 10 October 1832 and divided the property among his four sons--Andrew, John, Thomas, & Fields.

This cemetery was surveyed by Joe W. Phipps in 1994 and recorded in the Grayson County, Virginia Cemeteries books in 2009. In October 2022, Ed & Linda Davidson obtained directions and were guided to the cemetery by nearby resident Danny Hash. The cemetery is covered with leaves and pine needles, and the stones were only found after brushing away leaves and debris. The fairly large cemetery is primarily field stones (as many as 37 and possibly more) with only three stones being readable after brushing--one was the military stone of Allen Rutherford, Confederate Veteran. Allen Rutherford is the son of Andrew Rutherford and the grandson of Thomas Rutherford.