A visit to the Perry 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 Perry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Perry Cemetery:
36.5779, -81.5362
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Perry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Perry Cemetery is located in Ashe County<2>.
The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Perry Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Perry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Perry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Wiles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wiles Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiles Cemetery
- Roop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Roop Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roop Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Kilby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kilby Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby Cemetery
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- Fees Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fees Ridge Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fees Ridge Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Whitetop (VA).
- The Baldwin Cemetery has also been known as:
- William M. Baldwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49321 <5>
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Eldreth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Eldreth Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldreth Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Dolinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dolinger Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolinger Cemetery
- Sturgill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sturgill Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgill Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer 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 Perry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Perry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sturgills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Brandon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Apple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Helton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rugby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Whitetop
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Green Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Grayson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Roten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Warrensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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- Grassy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crumpler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Trout Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Topia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Masada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Orion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Piney Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
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 Perry Cemetery. The following communities are located in Ashe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1014338 (Perry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014338 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: 1023 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Park
- Location given for Perry Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5778984 Lon: -81.5362214
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perry 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. |
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