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A visit to the Hunter Cemetery ...

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 Hunter Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   36.4568°   (36° 27' 24")

Lon:   -80.4698°   (-80° 28' 11")

The Hunter Cemetery is located in Surry County<2>.

The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Hunter Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hunter Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Simmons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Simmons Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Family Cemetery
    • The Simmons Family Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • The Simmons Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Simmons Cemetery
  • Jessups Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jessups Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jessups Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jessups Grove Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Waugh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waugh Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Mills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mills Cemetery is located in Stokes County
  • Westfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westfield Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Cobler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cobler Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Hills Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hills Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hills Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hills Chapel Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Jessup Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jessup Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jessup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jessup Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Inman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Inman Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodville Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Lee Joyce Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Joyce Family Cemetery
    • The Lee Joyce Family Cemetery is located in Stokes County
    • The Lee Joyce Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Joyce Cemetery
    • Joyce Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Peoples Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cox Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cox Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cox Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain.  The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Pilot Mountain.
      • The Cox Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cox - Harrison Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438894 <5>
    • Bennett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • Pilot Mountain City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Mountain City Cemetery
      • The Pilot Mountain City Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • The Pilot Mountain City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pilot Mtn. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989293 <5>
    • Venable Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Venable Cemetery
      • The Venable Cemetery is located in Stokes County
    • Brims Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brims Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brims Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brims Grove Cemetery is located in Stokes County
    • Joyce Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joyce Cemetery
      • The Joyce Cemetery is located in Stokes County
    • Durham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Durham Cemetery is located in Stokes County
    • Beasley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beasley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beasley Cemetery is located in Stokes County
    • Albion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Albion Cemetery is located in Surry County

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 Hunter Cemetery.

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

  • Westfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Surry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <8>
  • Pilot Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Albion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Albion is located in Surry County
  • Holly Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Surry County
  • Mount Herman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
    • Mount Herman is located in Surry County
  • Sheltontown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
    • Sheltontown is located in Surry County
  • Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
    • Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
  • Ararat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ararat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <8>
  • Flat Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
  • Flat Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Surry County
  • Pinnacle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mount Airy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pine Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Surry County
    • Vade Mecum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vade Mecum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
      • Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
    • Toast
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toast have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
      • Toast is located in Surry County
    • White Plains
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Surry County
    • Ararat
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Capella
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
      • Capella is located in Stokes County
    • Carters Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
      • Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
    • Mount Olive
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
    • Aarons Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
      • Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
    • Copeland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
      • Copeland is located in Surry County
    • Siloam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Surry County
    • Shoals
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
      • Shoals is located in Surry County
    • Quaker Gap
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
      • Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
    • Peters Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
      • Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
    • Red Brush
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
      • Red Brush is located in Surry County

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Hunter Cemetery:

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 Hunter Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #987251  (Hunter Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #987251 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: Pilot Mountain
    • County: Surry         Elev: 347
    • Location given for GNIS #987251 (Hunter 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hunter Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4568, Longitude: -80.4698       In this case, the coordinates for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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