A visit to the Allen Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Allen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Allen Cemetery:
36.3088, -80.4826
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Allen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Allen Cemetery is located in Surry County<2>.
The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Allen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Allen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Allen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Stoney Ridge AME Zion Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pinnacle View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilot View Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot View Cemetery
- Shoals Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shoals Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals Cemetery
- Friends Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Friendly Chapel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Denny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Whitakers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bold Springs Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fulk & Shore Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Siloam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Hogans Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Pilot Mountain City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pilot Mountain City Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain City Cemetery
- The Pilot Mountain City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pilot Mtn. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989293 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Pinnacle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Heritage Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Pilot Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Donnaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- The Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Pine Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- King
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ararat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Forbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Dozier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Oak Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Capella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Black Water
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Copeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Allen Cemetery. The following communities are located in Surry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Allen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Surry County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Allen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #980100 (Allen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #980100 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Surry
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pinnacle
- Location given for Allen Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3087499 Lon: -80.4825575
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allen Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |