A visit to the Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edwards Cemetery:
36.3199, -80.4153
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edwards Cemetery is located in Stokes County<2>.
The county seat for Stokes County is located in Danbury. Danbury lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Edwards Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Friendly Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Friends Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Timmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Timmons Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmons Cemetery
- Tillotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tillotson Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillotson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Venable Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Venable Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venable Cemetery
- Denny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Pinnacle View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pilot View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pilot View Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot View Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newsome Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Newsome Family Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Family Cemetery
- The Newsome Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newsome - Hendrix Cemetery
- Old Capella Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Capella Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Capella Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pinnacle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- King
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Flat Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Heritage Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- The Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Pilot Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Donnaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Capella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dozier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Oak Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Rural Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neatman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Seward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Hunter Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Creek View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Vade Mecum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Hunters Trace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Bethania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Mallard Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
- Chestnut Trails
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Bannertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Germanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Edwards Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stokes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edwards 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 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Stokes 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #984659 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #984659 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: Stokes
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pinnacle
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3198607 Lon: -80.4153332
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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 Stokes, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edwards 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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