A visit to the Alexander 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 Alexander Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Cemetery:
36.8523, -80.7934
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alexander Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies just to the south southeast of the Alexander Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Alexander Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Parnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Parnell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell Cemetery
- Little Vine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- Quesenberry - Dalton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Osbourne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Osbourne Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbourne Cemetery
- Shorts Creek - Frazier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Round Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Round Knob Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Lilburn Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Surratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Surratt Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surratt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Surratt Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Hillsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354339 <5>
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
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- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Beasley Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beasley Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Hill Cemetery
- Worrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Worrell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell Cemetery
- Montgomery - Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bertha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bertha Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bertha Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Fort Chiswell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2635398 <5>
- Fosters Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pickett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Shockley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shockley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockley Cemetery
- Dinwiddie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dinwiddie Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Cemetery
- James L. Marshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The James L. Marshall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James L. Marshall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the James L. Marshall Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Hillsville.
- The James L. Marshall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marshall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236571 <5>
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] of the Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sylvatus
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Shorts Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sheep Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Hillsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dugspur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mack Creek Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Draper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Locust Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Fort Chiswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Siloam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Max Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fries
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pipers Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Galax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Nester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Wurno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
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 Alexander Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fries
- Galax
- Galax lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Alexander Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
- Hillsville
- Pulaski
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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738581 (Alexander Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738581 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 735 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sylvatus
- Location given for Alexander Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8523466 Lon: -80.7934068
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Carroll, 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- Alexander 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. |