A visit to the Whitakers Chapel 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 Whitakers Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitakers Chapel Cemetery:
36.3757, -80.5103
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitakers Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitakers Chapel Cemetery is located in Surry County<2>.
The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Whitakers Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitakers Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Whitakers Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitakers Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendly Chapel Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Denny Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Pilot Mountain City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pilot Mountain City Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain City Cemetery
- The Pilot Mountain City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pilot Mtn. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989293 <5>
- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Pinnacle View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Anchor Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Anchor Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Anchor Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Pilot View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pilot View Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot View Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cox Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> 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>
- Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery
- The Lawson & Sawyers Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawson Family Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gilliam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Venable Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Venable Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venable Cemetery
- Hills Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hills Chapel Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel Cemetery
- Jessup Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jessup Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup Cemetery
- Jessups Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Simmons Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Simmons Family Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Family Cemetery
- The Simmons Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Simmons Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitakers Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitakers Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pilot Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Ararat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Pinnacle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Black Water
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sheltontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Heritage Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Stony Knoll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Richmond Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- East Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Capella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Mount Airy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Toast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
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 Whitakers Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Surry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitakers Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mount Airy
- Pilot Mountain
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Whitakers Chapel 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 Whitakers Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731687 (Whitakers Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731687 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: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Airy South
- Location given for Whitakers Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3756934 Lon: -80.5103369
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitakers Chapel 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> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |