A visit to the Sandy Level 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 Sandy Level Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Level Cemetery:
36.5032, -80.6306
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandy Level Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sandy Level Cemetery is located in Surry County<2>.
The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Sandy Level Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sandy Level Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sandy Level Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Level Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- The Oakdale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakdale City Cemetery
- Oakdale Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984350 <5>
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gods Acre Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gods Acre Cemetery
- Grace Moravian God's Acre
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Grace Moravian God's Acre is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Moravian God's Acre
- The Grace Moravian God's Acre has also been known as:
- Grace Moravian Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167701 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Ararat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ararat Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat Cemetery
- Hull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hull Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Red Brush.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2683373 <5>
- White Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The White Plains Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Cemetery
- White Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The White Plains Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Cemetery
- Skyline Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midkiff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Midkiff Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midkiff Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- State Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- State Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery is located in Sheltontown.
- The James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
- Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
- Old Mormon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258802 <5>
- Paynetown Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tolbert - Westmoreland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Epworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Epworth Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Maple Grove UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Springs Primitve Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Peoples Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Flat Ridge Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandy Level Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Level Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Toast
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Mount Airy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Flat Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Red Brush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Sheltontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Cana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Black Water
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Ararat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Round Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dobson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Herman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lambsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Fancy Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Carters Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Drenn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Pilot Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
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 Sandy Level Cemetery. The following communities are located in Surry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandy Level Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mount Airy
- Pilot Mountain
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sandy Level Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Surry 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 Sandy Level Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #994287 (Sandy Level Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #994287 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: Surry
- Est. Elev: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cana
- Location given for Sandy Level Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5031891 Lon: -80.6306201
- 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 Surry, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Level 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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