A visit to the Wolf Island 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 Wolf Island Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wolf Island Cemetery:
36.3899, -79.6559
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wolf Island Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wolf Island Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<2>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Wentworth. Wentworth lies just to the west of the Wolf Island Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wolf Island Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wolf Island Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wolf Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reid Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Reid Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Family Cemetery
- Greenview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Greenview Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview Cemetery
- Lawsonville Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Setliff Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reidlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Reidlawn Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidlawn Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Settle Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Rocky Ridge MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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- Mullins - Stacy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Evergreen Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burton Memorial MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slaydon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Slaydon Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaydon Cemetery
- Wentworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wentworth Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth Cemetery
- Lick Fork Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lick Fork Primitive Baptist Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Fork Primitive Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lick Fork Primitive Baptist Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Ruffin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188884 <5>
- Ruffin - Stacey Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ruffin - Stacey Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffin - Stacey Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ruffin - Stacey Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Ruffin.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wolf Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wolf Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Reidsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Wentworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- College Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Ruffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Draper ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Quick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Meadow Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <6>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Spray ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Locust Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sandy Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Browns Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Cascade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wittys Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Pelham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Scalesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- West Yanceyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Matrimony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Stoneville
(14 miles [22.5 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 Wolf Island Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wolf Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Reidsville
- Sandy Level
- Stoneville
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 Wolf Island Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rockingham 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 Wolf Island Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1953510 (Wolf Island Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1953510 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: Rockingham
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Southeast Eden
- Location given for Wolf Island Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3898591 Lon: -79.6558637
- 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 Rockingham, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wolf Island 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. |