A visit to the Alford 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 Alford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alford Cemetery:
36.7910, -80.8692
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alford Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies just to the east southeast of the Alford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Alford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Frazier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Joseph Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mabe Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mabe Family Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabe Family Cemetery
- The Mabe Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mabe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1994958 <5>
- Pickett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Burnett - Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Burnett - Hanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harmon, Lineberry and Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harmon, Lineberry and Robinson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon, Lineberry and Robinson Cemetery
- The Harmon, Lineberry and Robinson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Robinson Cemetery
- Haywood Robinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358132 <5>
- James Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coulson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Coulson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Beasley Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beasley Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Hill Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Orvin Lineberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Round Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Round Knob Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob Cemetery
- Shorts Creek - Frazier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Shorts Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Sheep Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Austinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fries
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sylvatus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Galax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Siloam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pipers Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Locust Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Fort Chiswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Drenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Fancy Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Max Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Baywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Dugspur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Alford 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 Alford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fries
- Galax
- Galax lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Alford Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
- Hillsville
- Speedwell
- Wytheville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Alford 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 Alford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738583 (Alford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738583 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: 831 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sylvatus
- Location given for Alford Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7909586 Lon: -80.8692439
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Alford 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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