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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Flattop Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flattop Cemetery

Lat:   36.4570°   (36° 27' 25")

Lon:   -80.7735°   (-80° 46' 24")

The Flattop Cemetery is located in Surry County<1>.

The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies just to the south southeast of the Flattop Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Flattop Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Surry County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Flattop Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Flattop Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flattop Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Round Peak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
      • Round Peak is located in Surry County
    • Red Brush
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
      • Red Brush is located in Surry County
    • Dobson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
      • Dobson is located in Surry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <4>
    • Zephyr
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
      • Zephyr is located in Surry County
    • White Plains
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Surry County
    • Low Gap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Devotion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devotion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
      • Devotion is located in Surry County
    • Toast
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toast have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
      • Toast is located in Surry County
    • Lambsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mulberry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Surry County
    • Fairview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Surry County
    • Mount Airy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
      • Mount Airy is located in Surry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Thurmond
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
        • Thurmond is located in Surry County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <4>
      • State Road
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Road have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
        • State Road is located in Surry County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Road <4>
      • Copeland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
        • Copeland is located in Surry County
      • Cana
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
        • Cana is located in Carroll County (VA)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cana <4>
      • Low Gap
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
        • Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
      • Stony Knoll
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
        • Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
      • Flat Rock
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
        • Flat Rock is located in Surry County
      • Roaring Gap
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Gap
        • Roaring Gap is located in Alleghany County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Gap <4>
      • Pine Hill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
        • Pine Hill is located in Surry County
      • Ararat
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ararat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
        • Ararat is located in Surry County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ararat <4>
      • Holly Springs
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
        • Holly Springs is located in Surry County
      • Sheltontown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
        • Sheltontown is located in Surry County
      • Pipers Gap
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
        • Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)

    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 Flattop Cemetery. The following communities are located in Surry County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Flattop Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Flattop Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flattop Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Beulah Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Laurel Springs Primitve Baptist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem Fork Christian Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dobson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dobson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dobson Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dobson Cemetery
    • Dobson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dobson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dobson Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dobson Cemetery
    • Blues Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blues Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blues Grove Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blues Grove Cemetery
    • Ivy Green Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivy Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ivy Green Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Green Cemetery
    • Rocky Ford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Ford Cemetery
    • Salem Fork Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hull Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hull Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Hull Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hull Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Red Brush.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2683373 <7>
    • Maple Grove UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Zephyr Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Zephyr Cemetery is located in Surry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zephyr Cemetery
      • Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Fishers Gap Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fishers Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fishers Gap Cemetery is located in Surry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fishers Gap Cemetery
      • Roaring Gap Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roaring Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roaring Gap Cemetery is located in Surry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roaring Gap Cemetery
      • Union Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Park Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mountain Park Cemetery is located in Surry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Park Cemetery
      • Snow Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Hill Cemetery
      • Union Cross Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Cross Cemetery is located in Surry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cross Cemetery
      • White Plains Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Plains Cemetery is located in Surry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Plains Cemetery
      • White Plains Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Plains Cemetery is located in Surry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Plains Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Flattop Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1731570  (Flattop Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1731570 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bottom
      • County: Surry         Elev: 391
      • Location given for GNIS #1731570 (Flattop Cemetery)

    The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.nc.us/

    The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Flattop Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4570, Longitude: -80.7735    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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