A visit to the State Road 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 State Road Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the State Road Cemetery:
36.3524, -80.8979
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the State Road Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The State Road Cemetery is located in Surry County<2>.
The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the State Road Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the State Road Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the State Road Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from State Road Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Center Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188828 <5>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mountain Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mountain Park Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, 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>
- Roaring Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Roaring Gap Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Gap Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Knobs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Knobs Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs Cemetery
- Grassy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Grassy Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek Cemetery
- Zephyr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zephyr Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Bessies Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
- Salem Fork Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Cemetery
- Open Door Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Open Door Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Door Cemetery
- Union Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Cross Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross Cemetery
- Salem Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Salem Fork Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Fork Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the State Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from State Road Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thurmond
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- State Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Zephyr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Devotion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Mulberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Roaring Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lomax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Elkin Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Traphill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Ronda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Dobson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roaring River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Glade Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abshers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Clingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Swan Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Rena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Stony Knoll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Round Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Hooker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Low Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 State Road 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 State Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elkin
- Elkin lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the State Road 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 first turn to 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 State Road 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 State Road Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731669 (State Road Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731669 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: 414 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thurmond
- Location given for State Road Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3523552 Lon: -80.8978515
- 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 from Point A (ie- State Road 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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