A visit to the Savannah 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 Savannah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Savannah Cemetery:
36.5593, -80.9456
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Savannah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Savannah Cemetery is located in Alleghany County<2>.
The county seat for Alleghany County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Savannah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Savannah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Savannah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Savannah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crab Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crab Creek Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Creek Cemetery
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Little Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Pine Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pine Cemetery
- Saddle Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Saddle Mtn. Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mtn. Cemetery
- Roaring Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Roaring Gap Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Gap Cemetery
- Fishers Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fishers Gap Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Gap Cemetery
- Nuckolls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Nuckolls Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckolls Cemetery
- Dean Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dean Cox Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cox Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Parish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Parish Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Coal Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek Cemetery
- Coal Creek Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Glenn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Laurel Glenn Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Glenn Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Bishops Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bishops Chapel Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Chapel Cemetery
- Galax City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Galax City Cemetery is located in Galax City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax City Cemetery
- The Galax City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galax Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50317 <5>
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Galax City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah 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 Savannah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Savannah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Edmonds
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Low Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Ennice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Low Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Baywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Galax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glade Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Devotion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Pipers Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Round Peak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lambsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Drenn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Fries
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roaring Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thurmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zephyr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Amelia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Traphill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Red Brush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Cana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fancy Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
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 Savannah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alleghany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Savannah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fries
- Galax
- Independence
- Sparta
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 Savannah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Alleghany 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 Savannah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #994377 (Savannah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #994377 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: Alleghany
- Est. Elev: 835 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cumberland Knob
- Location given for Savannah Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5592966 Lon: -80.945633
- 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 Alleghany, 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- Savannah 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. |