A visit to the Snow Hill 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 Snow Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Snow Hill Cemetery:
36.3510, -80.7759
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Snow Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County<2>.
The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies just to the northeast of the Snow Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Snow Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Snow Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Snow Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bessies Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Union Cross Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross Cemetery
- Zephyr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Zephyr Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Open Door Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Open Door Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Door Cemetery
- Salem Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Salem Fork Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Fork Cemetery
- Salem Fork Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mountain Park Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park Cemetery
- The Mountain Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Mountain Park.
- The Mountain Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain Park Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197374 <5>
- Little Richmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Dobson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dobson Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Grassy Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grassy Creek Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Dobson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dobson Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Cemetery
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- State Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The State Road Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road Cemetery
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stony Knoll Cemetery is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Snow Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Snow Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mulberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Zephyr
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zephyr is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rusk was located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Dobson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- State Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elkin Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkin Valley is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Stony Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Knoll is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Elkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Copeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Copeland is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thurmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Black Water
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Black Water is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Red Brush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Brush is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Devotion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Devotion is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Pine Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Rena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Richmond Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Round Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Round Peak is also located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
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 Snow Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Surry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Snow Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonville
- Elkin
- Elkin lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Snow Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elkin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Jonesville
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 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 Snow Hill 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 Snow Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731668 (Snow Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731668 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: 356 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkin North
- Location given for Snow Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3509669 Lon: -80.775902
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Snow Hill 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. |