A visit to the Willow Valley 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 Willow Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willow Valley Cemetery:
35.5793, -80.8120
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willow Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willow Valley Cemetery is located in Iredell County<2>.
The county seat for Iredell County is located in Statesville. Statesville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Willow Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willow Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Willow Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willow Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Acres Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Green Acres Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Cemetery
- Caldwell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cashion & Moore Family Cemetery
- Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Kannapolis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988084 <5>
- Troutman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Troutman Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Westport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47277 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Huntersville First Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iredell Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Iredell Memorial Park is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell Memorial Park
- St. Martins Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Denver Community Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Caldwell Presbyterian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- United House of Prayer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Willow Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willow Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mooresville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shepherds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mount Mourne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mazeppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mayhew
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Doolie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Davidson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Ostwalt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Mount Ulla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Enochville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- River View ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Troutman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Poplar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Terrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Fisher Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Corriher Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Five Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Barium Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Mill Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Sherrills Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Willow Valley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Iredell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willow Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barium Springs
- Mooresville
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 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 Willow Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Iredell 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 Willow Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #997425 (Willow Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #997425 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: Iredell
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mooresville
- Location given for Willow Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5793041 Lon: -80.8120168
- 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 Iredell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Valley 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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