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A visit to the Old Methodist 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 Old Methodist Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.4948°   (36° 29' 41")

Lon:   -80.6033°   (-80° 36' 11")

The Old Methodist Cemetery is located in Surry County<1>.

The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Old Methodist Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Methodist Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Gods Acre Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gods Acre Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Grace Moravian God's Acre
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sandy Level Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sandy Level Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Skyline Memorial Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skyline Memorial Garden is located in Surry County
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Midkiff Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midkiff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midkiff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Midkiff Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Paynetown Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paynetown Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paynetown Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paynetown Community Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Ararat Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ararat Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • White Plains Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 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.<4> 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 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Plains Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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    • Salem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • State Line Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • 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.<4> 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 north)
      • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The State Line Cemetery is located in Patrick County (VA)
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • Hull Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Watson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Peoples Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cox Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pedigo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pedigo 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Methodist Cemetery.

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

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 Old Methodist Cemetery. The following communities are located in Surry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Methodist 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 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 Old Methodist 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>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 'straight-line' 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 Old Methodist Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4948, Longitude: -80.6033    
<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 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.
<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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