A visit to the Winston 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 Winston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Winston Cemetery:
36.5010, -78.6572
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Winston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Winston Cemetery is located in Granville County<2>.
The county seat for Granville County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Winston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Winston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Winston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Winston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Callahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Norwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Ligon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ligon Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Puryear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Puryear Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Royster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Royster Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royster Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- State Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- John Penns Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The John Penns Grave is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Penns Grave
- Overbey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Overbey Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbey Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Hite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hite Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite Cemetery
- Hitesburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hitesburg Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesburg Cemetery
- Virgilina Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Virgilina Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina Cemetery
- The Virgilina Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Virgilina - Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52494 <5>
- Buffalo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo 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 Winston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Winston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shiny Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Wilbourns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Gela
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Stovall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bullock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henrico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Virgilina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Aarons Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jeffress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Berea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dabney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Townsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Finchley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Mayo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Allensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Omega
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Orgainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Skipwith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Cluster Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
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 Winston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Granville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Winston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berea
- Berea lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Winston Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berea.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Clarksville
- Oxford
- Stovall
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 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 Winston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Granville 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 Winston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1951069 (Winston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1951069 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: Granville
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nelson
- Location given for Winston Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5009751 Lon: -78.6572253
- 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 Granville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winston 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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