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A visit to the Midkiff 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 Midkiff Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Midkiff 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 Midkiff Cemetery

Lat:   36.5040°   (36° 30' 14")

Lon:   -80.5640°   (-80° 33' 50")

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

The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Midkiff Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Midkiff Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ararat Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ararat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ararat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ararat Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
    • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • The Oakdale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakdale City Cemetery
    • Oakdale Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984350 <5>
  • Gods Acre Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gods Acre Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gods Acre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gods Acre Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Grace Moravian God's Acre
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Moravian God's Acre
    • The Grace Moravian God's Acre is located in Surry County
    • The Grace Moravian God's Acre has also been known as:
    • Grace Moravian Graveyard
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167701 <5>
  • Old Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Methodist Cemetery
    • The Old Methodist Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Skyline Memorial Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skyline Memorial Garden is located in Surry County
  • Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Sandy Level Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Level Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sandy Level Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • The Peoples Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • State Line Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The State Line Cemetery is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • State Line Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The State Line Cemetery is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • Cobler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Woodville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Pedigo Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pedigo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pedigo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pedigo Cemetery is located in Patrick County (VA)
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • White Plains Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Plains Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • White Plains Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Plains Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • Watson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • Cox Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Simmons Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Mt. Herman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Herman Cemetery
      • The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • Hunters Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunters Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunters Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunters Chapel Cemetery is located in Patrick County (VA)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Midkiff Cemetery.

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

  • Sheltontown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
    • Sheltontown is located in Surry County
  • Flat Rock
    (Less than 2 miles 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
  • Holly Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Surry County
  • Mount Airy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Toast
    (3 miles [4.8 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Mount Herman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
    • Mount Herman is located in Surry County
  • Ararat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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 Shoals ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Westfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Albion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Red Brush
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
    • Red Brush is located in Surry County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ararat
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carters Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
      • Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
    • Cana
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <8>
    • Pilot Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Surry County
    • Dobson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Gladesboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladesboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
      • Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
    • Copeland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
      • Copeland is located in Surry County
    • Flat Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Lambsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Round Peak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
      • Round Peak 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 Midkiff Cemetery. The following communities are located in Surry County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Midkiff 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 Midkiff Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #989815  (Midkiff Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #989815 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: Mount Airy North
    • County: Surry         Elev: 334
    • Location given for GNIS #989815 (Midkiff 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 '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 Midkiff Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5040, Longitude: -80.5640       In this case, the coordinates for the Midkiff 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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