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A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.4811°   (36° 28' 51")

Lon:   -80.4835°   (-80° 29' 0")

The Simmons Cemetery is located in Surry County<1>.

The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Simmons Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Simmons Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Cobler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cobler Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodville Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Westfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westfield Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Inman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Inman Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Simmons Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jessups Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jessups Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jessups Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jessups Grove Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Mills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mills Cemetery is located in Stokes County
  • James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jessup Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jessup Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jessup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jessup Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Waugh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waugh Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Albion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Albion Cemetery is located in Surry County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mt. Herman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Paynetown Community Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paynetown Community Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paynetown Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paynetown Community Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • Midkiff Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midkiff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midkiff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Midkiff Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Peoples Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cox Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cox Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Surry County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cox Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain.  The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Pilot Mountain.
      • The Cox Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cox - Harrison Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438894 <5>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to the Cox Cemetery
      • From the Simmons Cemetery to the Cox Cemetery
    • Hills Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hills Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hills Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hills Chapel Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • Durham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Durham Cemetery is located in Stokes County
    • Beasley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beasley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beasley Cemetery is located in Stokes County

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]<2> of the Simmons Cemetery.

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

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 Simmons Cemetery. The following communities are located in Surry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #994840  (Simmons Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #994840 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: Pilot Mountain
    • County: Surry         Elev: 393
    • Location given for GNIS #994840 (Simmons Cemetery)

The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 Simmons Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4811, Longitude: -80.4835    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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