A visit to the Charity 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 Charity Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Charity Cemetery:
36.2268, -80.6737
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Charity Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Charity Cemetery is located in Yadkin County<2>.
The county seat for Yadkin County is located in Yadkinville. Yadkinville lies just to the south of the Charity Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Charity Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Charity Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Charity Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Boonville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville Cemetery
- Clarks Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Boonville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- North Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Deep Creek Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchells Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cross Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross Cemetery
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stony Knoll Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forbush Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Little Richmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- United Fellowship Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Center Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pilot View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilot View Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot View Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Double Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Double Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Creek Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
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 Charity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Charity Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nebo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boonville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Richmond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Rockford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Stony Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Forbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Yadkinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Siloam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Copeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Rena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Branon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- East Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Elkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Hamptonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elkin Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
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 Charity Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yadkin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Charity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonville
- Elkin
- Elkin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Charity Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elkin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Jonesville
- Yadkinville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Charity Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Yadkin 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 Charity Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #983032 (Charity Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #983032 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: Yadkin
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yadkinville
- Location given for Charity Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2268034 Lon: -80.6736752
- 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 Yadkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Charity 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. |