A visit to the Surl Church 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 Surl Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Surl Church Cemetery:
36.3432, -78.8920
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Surl Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Surl Church Cemetery is located in Person County<2>.
The county seat for Person County is located in Roxboro. Roxboro lies just to the northwest of the Surl Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Surl Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Surl Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Surl Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- David Reid Clayton Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmony Cemetery
- Brookland Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Allensville Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burchwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burchwood Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchwood Cemetery
- Person Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flat River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lawson Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stories Creek Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moses Winstead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carrington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Carrington Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington Cemetery
- Allen Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Allen Family Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Family Cemetery
- Allens Chapel Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nelson Parrish Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Parrish Family Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Parrish Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nelson Parrish Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Hampton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374930 <5>
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Surl Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Surl Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Mount Tirzah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Timberlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Moriah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Roxboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitt Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Allens Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Rougemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Hicks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hurdle Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Berryland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Ceffo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Caldwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Fieldstream
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Bahama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- North Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Charter Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- Stem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Wilbourns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
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 Surl Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Person County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Surl Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Surl Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Person 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 Surl Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1966769 (Surl Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1966769 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: Person
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Timberlake
- Location given for Surl Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3431973 Lon: -78.8919523
- 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 Person, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Surl Church 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. |