A visit to the Lawson & Sawyers Family 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 Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery

Lat: 36.4146° (36° 24' 52")

Lon: -80.5837° (-80° 35' 1")

The Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery is located in Surry County<1>.

The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies just to the west of the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery .

Name Variations for Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery has also been known as:

Lawson Family Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.

Anchor Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anchor Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Anchor Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Surry County
- The Anchor Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Anchor Baptist Church Cemetery
- From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to the Anchor Baptist Church Cemetery
Blackwater United Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwater United Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Blackwater United Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Surry County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackwater United Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Black Water.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208991 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Blackwater United Methodist Church Cemetery
- From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to the Blackwater United Methodist Church Cemetery
Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<5>
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Surry County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cox Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> 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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Cox Cemetery
- From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to the Cox Cemetery
White Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Plains Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The White Plains Cemetery is located in Surry County
White Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Plains Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The White Plains Cemetery is located in Surry County
Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Surry County
Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Surry County
- The Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Primitive Baptist Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to the Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Rock Hill Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Baptist Cemetery
- The Rock Hill Baptist Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Rock Hill Baptist Cemetery
- From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to the Rock Hill Baptist Cemetery
Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County
The Peoples Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Peoples Church Cemetery
- The Peoples Church Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to The Peoples Church Cemetery
- From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to The Peoples Church Cemetery
Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Surry County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Holly Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216112 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to the Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
Skyline Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skyline Memorial Garden
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skyline Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Skyline Memorial Garden is located in Surry County
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- Whitakers Chapel Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitakers Chapel Cemetery
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitakers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - The Whitakers Chapel Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Old Methodist Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Methodist Cemetery
  - The Old Methodist Cemetery is located in Surry County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Old Methodist Cemetery
  - From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to the Old Methodist Cemetery
- Denny Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denny Cemetery
  - The Denny Cemetery is located in Surry County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Denny Cemetery
  - From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to the Denny Cemetery
- Pilot Mountain City Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  - 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 <4>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Pilot Mountain City Cemetery
  - From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to the Pilot Mountain City Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  - 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.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - The Bennett Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jessups Grove Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  - 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.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - The Jessups Grove Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Simmons Family Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  - 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
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Simmons Family Cemetery
  - From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to the Simmons Family Cemetery
- James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
  - The James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery is located in Surry County
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery is located in Sheltontown.
  - The James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
  - Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
  - Old Mormon Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258802 <4>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
  - From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to the James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.

Ararat
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ararat have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 Shoals ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Surry County
Pine Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pine Hill
- From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to Pine Hill
Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Holly Springs
- From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to Holly Springs
Mount Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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 <8>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Airy
- From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to Mount Airy
Sheltontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sheltontown
- From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to Sheltontown
Copeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Copeland
- From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to Copeland
Toast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toast have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Toast is located in Surry County
Pilot Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain
- Pilot Mountain is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Mountain <8>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pilot Mountain
- From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to Pilot Mountain
Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
Dobson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <8>
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- Red Brush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
  - Red Brush is located in Surry County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Red Brush
  - From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to Red Brush
- Stony Knoll
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
  - Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Stony Knoll
  - From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to Stony Knoll
- Siloam
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  - Siloam is located in Surry County
- Westfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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>
- Fairview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  - Fairview is located in Surry County
- Rockford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  - Rockford is located in Surry County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Rockford
  - From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to Rockford
- Shoals
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
  - Shoals is located in Surry County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Shoals
  - From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to Shoals
- Pinnacle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
  - Pinnacle is located in Stokes County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinnacle <8>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Pinnacle
  - From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to Pinnacle
- Flat Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  - Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Albion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  - 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.<5>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  - Albion is located in Surry County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Albion
  - From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to Albion
- Mount Herman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
  - Mount Herman is located in Surry County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Mount Herman
  - From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to Mount Herman
- Richmond Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
  - Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Richmond Hill
  - From the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery to Richmond Hill
- Boyden ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyden have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
  - Boyden 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 Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery. The following communities are located in Surry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Mount Airy
- Mount Airy lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mount Airy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
Pilot Mountain
- Pilot Mountain lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pilot Mountain.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery:

Pages specific to North Carolina:
Pages specific to Surry County:
Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Alleghany County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Davie County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Forsyth County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Iredell County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Rockingham County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Stokes County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Wilkes County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Yadkin County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Carroll County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Floyd County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Galax City
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Grayson County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Patrick County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cemeteries of Surry County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for North Carolina
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for North Carolina
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cemeteries of Surry
About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4146, Longitude: -80.5837
<3>	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.
<4>	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.
<5>	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.
<6>	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.
<7>	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.
<8>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.