A visit to the Little Richmond 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 Little Richmond Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Richmond Cemetery:
36.2949, -80.7578
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Richmond Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Little Richmond Cemetery is located in Surry County<2>.
The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies just to the north northeast of the Little Richmond Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Little Richmond Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Little Richmond Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Richmond Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Open Door Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Open Door Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Door Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Bessies Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Union Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Union Cross Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
- Island Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Island Ford Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Ford Cemetery
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stony Knoll Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Zephyr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zephyr Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grassy Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grassy Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Boonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boonville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville Cemetery
- Boonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boonville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Salem Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Salem Fork Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Fork Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jonesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Arlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
- North Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Charity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Charity Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Cemetery
- Clarks Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Double Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Double Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Creek Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Little Richmond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Richmond Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mulberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Stony Knoll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Elkin Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Copeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Zephyr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- State Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Dobson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Richmond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Swan Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Siloam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pine Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Black Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Thurmond
(10 miles [16.1 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 Little Richmond Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Surry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Richmond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonville
- Elkin
- Elkin lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Little Richmond Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elkin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Jonesville
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 Little Richmond Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Surry 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 Little Richmond Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731602 (Little Richmond Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731602 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: Surry
- Est. Elev: 334 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkin North
- Location given for Little Richmond Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2948569 Lon: -80.7578454
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Little Richmond 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |