Location, location, location!

Thanks to this course, I am more aware of the placement of the dead.
Last week I was at my folks house in Chilliwack for reading break. They live in a newly-developed area and there are a lot of changes to the landscape. At the bottom of the 'mountain' they live on, there is another suburban development, a landscaping supply (straight up dirt and rocks), a few commercial centres, and elementary school and a cemetery.
Judging by the style and weathering of the grave stones, I'm guessing the cemetery has been there the longest.
I would like to know the reasoning as to why that cemetery is where it is. Was this place a tranquil forested area? Was there once a church nearby? Before the massive development, the cemetery was likely a place of solitude and now it is by-passed by dump trucks and daily commuters who curse the 30km speed zone (thanks to the elementary school).
This makes me wonder how our interpretations change as the landscape around a cemetery changes. My initial reaction to the cemetery, due to the billowing dust from the business across the street, was, "wow, crappy spot for the dead". Will this spot be like Mr. Fredericson's house in Up? Will everything change around it, forcing the cemetery to disappear? I am curious.
Another thought I had relates back to the billowing dust. With the landscape materials and constant traffic, who wants to visit the dead in such a congested place? Instead of a fresh, country setting, descendants pay their respects in an asthmatics worst nightmare. There still may be space within the cemetery and families may decide not to bury their dead in this spot because of the surroundings. How can archaeologists interpret this? Discontinued use of a cemetery can be for a multitude of reasons, but do we ever suspect a change in surrounding landscape has made the cemetery undesirable?