A visit to the Byars 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 Byars Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Byars Cemetery:
36.6154, -81.5976
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Byars Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Byars Cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east of the Byars Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Byars Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byars Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- William D. Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The William D. Baldwin Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William D. Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William D. Baldwin Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Whitetop.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203457 <5>
- Whitetop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitetop Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetop Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Whitetop.
- The Baldwin Cemetery has also been known as:
- William M. Baldwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49321 <5>
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Laurel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Laurel Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
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- Laurel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Eldreth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eldreth Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldreth Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Roop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roop Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roop Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Wiles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wiles Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiles Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Byars Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byars Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitetop
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Apple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Sturgills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Grayson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Brandon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Masada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Roten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Comet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Loves Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Trout Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shingletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Warrensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Adwolf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Fuller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chilhowie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crumpler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Seven Mile Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Drowning Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
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 Byars Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Byars Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Byars Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Byars Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1482196 (Byars Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482196 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: Grayson
- Est. Elev: 1146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Park
- Location given for Byars Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6153967 Lon: -81.5976133
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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 Grayson, 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- Byars 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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