A visit to the Copeland 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 Copeland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Copeland Cemetery:
36.3257, -80.6531
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Copeland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Copeland Cemetery is located in Surry County<2>.
The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies just to the northwest of the Copeland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Copeland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Copeland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Copeland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Stony Knoll Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll Cemetery
- Double Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Double Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Creek Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Hogans Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bold Springs Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Primitive Baptist Cemetery
- Union Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Cross Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clarks Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Fulk & Shore Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Blackwater UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dobson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dobson Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Cemetery
- Dobson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dobson Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Cemetery
- Open Door Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Open Door Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Door Cemetery
- Little Richmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Boonville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville Cemetery
- Charity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Charity Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Copeland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Copeland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Copeland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Stony Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Rockford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Pine Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Siloam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Black Water
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Dobson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Richmond Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Boonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ararat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Forbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Zephyr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Red Brush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Elkin Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Mountain Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- State Road
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Copeland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Surry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Copeland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonville
- Elkin
- Elkin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Copeland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elkin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Pilot Mountain
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Copeland 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 Copeland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731552 (Copeland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731552 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: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Copeland
- Location given for Copeland Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3256915 Lon: -80.6531194
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Copeland 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. |
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