A visit to the Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery:
36.4735, -79.8256
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Providence Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<2>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Wentworth. Wentworth lies just to the southeast of the Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Eden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265640 <5>
- Eden Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Eden Gardens Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Gardens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Eden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47279 <5>
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Ridge View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ridge View Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge View Cemetery
- Price Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Price Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Family Cemetery
- Floyd Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts - Sneed Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Stoneville Municipal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Overlook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Overlook Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Cemetery
- Matthews Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evans Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evans Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Family Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Gallaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gallaway Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallaway Cemetery
- Deep Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Deep Springs Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs Cemetery
- Ellington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wentworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wentworth Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth Cemetery
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Creek Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Cemetery
- Price UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Price UMC Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price UMC Cemetery
- The Price UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Cemetery
- Joyce Ford Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Straightway House of Prayer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pleasantville Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Meadow View UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Shiloh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Matrimony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- College Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <6>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Stoneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadow Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Draper ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mayodan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Irisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Ellisboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Reidsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Pasture
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Chatmoss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Madison
- Reidsville
- Sandy Level
- Stoneville
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 Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rockingham 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1953515 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1953515 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: Rockingham
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Southwest Eden
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4734713 Lon: -79.8255932
- 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 Rockingham, 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 from Point A (ie- Providence 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. |