A visit to the Owen 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 Owen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Owen Cemetery:
36.3924, -80.4181
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Owen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Owen Cemetery is located in Stokes County<2>.
The county seat for Stokes County is located in Danbury. Danbury lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Owen Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Owen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Owen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Joyce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Joyce Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
- Brims Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brims Grove Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brims Grove Cemetery
- Lee Joyce Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lee Joyce Family Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Joyce Family Cemetery
- The Lee Joyce Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joyce Cemetery
- Joyce Family Cemetery
- Thore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Thore Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thore Cemetery
- Waugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Waugh Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh Cemetery
- Jessup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jessup Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup Cemetery
- Hills Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hills Chapel Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel Cemetery
- Pilot Mountain City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pilot Mountain City Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain City Cemetery
- The Pilot Mountain City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pilot Mtn. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989293 <5>
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Denny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Friendly Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Old Orchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Orchard Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn 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 Owen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Owen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flat Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Pilot Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pinnacle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Capella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Vade Mecum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Quaker Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Ararat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Heritage Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Siloam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Mount Herman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- The Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Neatman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Sheltontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Donnaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Danbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Black Water
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
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 Owen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stokes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Owen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Owen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Stokes 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 Owen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #991744 (Owen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991744 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: Stokes
- Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pilot Mountain
- Location given for Owen Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3923601 Lon: -80.4181119
- 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 Stokes, 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- Owen 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. |