A visit to the New River 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 New River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New River Cemetery:
36.5548, -81.3751
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New River Cemetery is located in Ashe County<2>.
The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the New River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the New River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robert Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Marion Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- Thomas Marion Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Pleasant Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
- Dainel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dainel Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dainel Cemetery
- Little Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Little Wilson Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wilson Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Howell Hill Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Howell Hill Community Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill Community Cemetery
- The Howell Hill Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greene Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Greene Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305100 <5>
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Potato Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Potato Creek Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Creek Cemetery
- Fox Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fox Union Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Union Cemetery
- Reedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Reedy Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Sturgill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sturgill Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgill Cemetery
- Matt Carson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Matt Carson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt Carson Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Pine Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Branch Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Branch Cemetery
- Holdaway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Holdaway Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdaway 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]<3> of the New River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weavers Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Grassy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crumpler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Topia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rugby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Helton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Scottville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Brandon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bridle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Amelia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Flat Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Warrensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wagoner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Trout Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Comet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Orion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Transou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Laurel Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- West Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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 New River Cemetery. The following communities are located in Ashe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New River 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 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 New River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Ashe 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 New River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #991082 (New River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991082 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: Ashe
- Est. Elev: 840 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grassy Creek
- Location given for New River Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5548459 Lon: -81.3751013
- 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 Ashe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New River 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |