A visit to the Carraway 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 Carraway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carraway Cemetery:
36.9174, -77.5661
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carraway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carraway Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County<2>.
. Dinwiddie lies 11 miles [17.7 km]
<3> to the north of the Carraway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carraway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Carraway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carraway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Abernathy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Bolster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bolster Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolster Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Mayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Bain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Bain Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bain Family Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Family Cemetery
- The Bain Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bain Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435981 <5>
- Galusha Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Galusha Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galusha Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Barner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barner Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barner Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Trisvan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Trisvan Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trisvan Cemetery
- Boisseau Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boisseau Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boisseau Cemetery
- Sapony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sapony Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapony Cemetery
- Grace Anglican Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Grace Anglican Church Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Anglican Church Cemetery
- The Grace Anglican Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Anglican Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145627 <5>
- Peagram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Peagram Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peagram Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sappony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sappony Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappony Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Carraway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carraway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Laird ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Callaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Jarratt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McKenney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Dolphin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Totaro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Radium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Mason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Edgerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Grizzard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Sussex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Emporia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Darvills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Alberta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Adams Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Derby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
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 Carraway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dinwiddie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carraway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Carraway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie 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 Carraway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1464458 (Carraway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1464458 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: Dinwiddie
- Est. Elev: 63 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cherry Hill
- Location given for Carraway Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9173716 Lon: -77.5660965
- 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 Dinwiddie, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carraway 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. |