A visit to the Crab Creek 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 Crab Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crab Creek Cemetery:
36.5524, -80.9959
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crab Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Crab Creek Cemetery is located in Alleghany County<2>.
The county seat for Alleghany County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the west southwest of the Crab Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crab Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Crab Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crab Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Higgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Little Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Little Pine Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pine Cemetery
- Savannah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Savannah Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Saddle Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Saddle Mtn. Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mtn. Cemetery
- Laurel Glenn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Laurel Glenn Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Glenn Cemetery
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Glade Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Glade Valley Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Valley Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Roaring Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Roaring Gap Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Gap Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fishers Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fishers Gap Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Gap Cemetery
- Nuckolls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Nuckolls Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckolls Cemetery
- Sparta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sparta Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery
- Cherry Lane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Lane Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane Cemetery
- Trimble Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benjamin Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Haven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Coal Creek Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek Cemetery
- Dean Cox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Dean Cox Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cox Cemetery
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Galax City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crab Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crab Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ennice
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Edmonds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Hooker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Baywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Low Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Glade Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Galax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Devotion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pipers Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Round Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Fries
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Drenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Thurmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lambsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abshers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Traphill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Bridle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Moxley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Zephyr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Woodlawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Crab Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alleghany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crab Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fries
- Galax
- Galax lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Crab Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
- Independence
- Sparta
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Crab Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Alleghany 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 Crab Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731469 (Crab Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731469 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: Alleghany
- Est. Elev: 778 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cumberland Knob
- Location given for Crab Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5523521 Lon: -80.9959127
- 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 Alleghany, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crab Creek 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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