Funeral Homes in Blacksburg, VA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Mike Devlin (american football player), Patri Friedman (professional poker player and writer), and Brandon Stokley (american football player).
• Blacksburg is home to the following sports teams: Virginia Tech Hokies football.

Blacksburg is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 42,620 at the 2010 census.Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses those jurisdictions and all of Montgomery, Pulaski, and Giles counties for statistical purposes. The MSA has an estimated population of 159,587 and is currently one of the faster-growing MSAs in Virginia. Blacksburg is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), a Virginia land-grant university. The town and Virginia Tech campus have a long tradition of safety and living satisfaction, despite the Virginia Tech shootings that occurred on April 16, 2007. In 2011, Businessweek named Blacksburg the "Best Place in the U.S. to Raise Kids". Also in 2011, readers of Southern Living named Blacksburg the "Best College Town in the South". Its public transportation system, Blacksburg Transit, which also connects to the neighboring town of Christiansburg, has repetitively received recognition for the quality of its service. Blacksburg High School, which in 2013 unveiled its new state-of-the-art building, is often ranked among the top schools of the nation for its academics, but its Soccer, Track, and Cross Country teams are also among the top in the state.

Blacksburg Obituaries

It was written by The Roanoke Times & World News on April 23rd, 2022 that B June Schmidt died in Blacksburg, Virginia.  Schmidt was 89 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor B June's life.

It was reported by NRV News on April 18th, 2022 that Mary Smith (Lancaster) passed on in Blacksburg, Virginia.  Ms. Smith was 71 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Mary's life.

It was disclosed by NRV News on April 13th, 2022 that Jeffrey Wayne Garst passed on in Blacksburg, Virginia.  Garst was 63 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Jeffrey Wayne's life.

It was disclosed by The Roanoke Times & World News on April 10th, 2022 that Frank Payne Jr Lafon died in Blacksburg, Virginia.  Lafon was 85 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Frank Payne Jr's life.

It was noted by NRV News on April 7th, 2022 that Allen Darius Sutphin died in Blacksburg, Virginia.  Sutphin was 68 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Allen Darius's life.

It was disclosed by NRV News on April 7th, 2022 that Alfred Russell Tuck passed away in Blacksburg, Virginia.  Tuck was 57 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Alfred Russell's life.

It was noted by NRV News on April 6th, 2022 that Anne M McCloskey died in Blacksburg, Virginia.  McCloskey was 85 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Anne M's life.

It was revealed by Alleghany Journal on April 1st, 2022 that Helen Lindsay Durrett passed on in Blacksburg, Virginia.  Durrett was 81 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Helen Lindsay's life.

It was disclosed by NRV News on March 31st, 2022 that Buford Wayne Hunter passed on in Blacksburg, Virginia.  Hunter was 67 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Buford Wayne's life.

It was noted by NRV News on March 30th, 2022 that Sandra Louise Hunter perished in Blacksburg, Virginia.  Hunter was 64 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Sandra Louise's life.

History

The MSA has an estimated population of 157,614 and is currently one of the faster growing MSAs in Virginia. Blacksburg is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (better known as 'Virginia Tech'), a Virginia Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act university.

= When European explorers led by Abraham Wood reached the present-day location of Blacksburg, Virginia in 1671, there were no longer any Native Americans in the United States Americans that lived in the area . Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Virginia and Radford, Virginia are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA United States metropolitan area Statistical Area which encompasses those jurisdictions and all of Montgomery, Pulaski, and Giles counties for statistical purposes. The settlement came to be called Draper's Meadow by 1748. During the 1740s, the Wood's River Land Company, which was represented by Col.

The official website for the city of Blacksburg is https://www.blacksburg.gov/.