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A visit to the Royster 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 Royster Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Royster Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   36.4985°   (36° 29' 54")

Lon:   -78.5639°   (-78° 33' 50")

The Royster Cemetery is located in Granville County<2>.

The county seat for Granville County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Royster Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Royster Cemetery.<4>

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

  • John Penns Grave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Penns Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Penns Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The John Penns Grave is located in Granville County
  • State Line Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The State Line Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Ligon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ligon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ligon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ligon Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Callahan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callahan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Callahan Cemetery is located in Granville County
  • Winston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winston Cemetery is located in Granville County
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Oakhurst Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakhurst Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakhurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakhurst Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
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    • Burwell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burwell Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Williamson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Puryear Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puryear Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puryear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Puryear Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Norwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Granville County
    • Crews Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crews Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crews Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crews Family Cemetery is located in Granville County
    • Buffalo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Overbey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overbey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Overbey Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Meadowview Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowview Memorial Park
      • The Meadowview Memorial Park is located in Granville County
    • Fields Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fields Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Bluestone Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluestone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bluestone Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Skipwith Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skipwith Family Cemetery
      • The Skipwith Family Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • The Skipwith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Prestwould Cemetery
      • Prestwould Planation Cemetery

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]<3> of the Royster Cemetery.

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

  • Bullock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
    • Bullock is located in Granville County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullock <5>
  • Stovall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stovall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
    • Stovall is located in Granville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Shiny Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
    • Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Henrico
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
    • Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Townsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Averett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Averett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
    • Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Clarksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
  • Mill Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Nelson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Wilbourns
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
    • Wilbourns is located in Granville County
  • Dabney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
    • Dabney is located in Vance County
  • Jeffress
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
    • Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
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    • Finchley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finchley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
      • Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Virgilina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oxford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Granville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
    • Flat Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Vance County
    • Cusco Willa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cusco Willa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
      • Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Henderson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Drewry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drewry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
      • Drewry is located in Vance County
    • Rose Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Warren County
    • Skipwith
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skipwith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
      • Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Aarons Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
      • Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • Berea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Granville County
    • South Henderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
      • South Henderson is located in Vance County
    • Middleburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Vance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <5>
    • Boydton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
      • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <5>
    • Orgainville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orgainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
      • Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)

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 Royster Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Granville County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Royster 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 Royster Cemetery:

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 Royster Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1007482  (Royster Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1007482 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Stovall
    • County: Granville         Elev: 130
    • Location given for GNIS #1007482 (Royster Cemetery)

The official website for Granville County: www.granvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Granville, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Royster Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4985, Longitude: -78.5639       In this case, the coordinates for the Royster Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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