A visit to the Dean Cox 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 Dean Cox Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dean Cox Cemetery:
36.6268, -80.8823
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dean Cox Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dean Cox Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Dean Cox Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dean Cox Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Dean Cox Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dean Cox Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bishops Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trimble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Painter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Painter Cemetery is located in Galax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Cemetery
- Felts Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Galax City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Galax City Cemetery is located in Galax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax City Cemetery
- The Galax City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galax Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50317 <5>
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parish Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Cemetery
- Gladeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gladeville Cemetery is located in Galax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladeville Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Monta Vista Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Monta Vista Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monta Vista Cemetery
- Leonard Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Galax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Nuckolls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nuckolls Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckolls Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Cranberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cranberry Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dean Cox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dean Cox Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pipers Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Galax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Edmonds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Drenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Low Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lambsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fries
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Ennice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Round Peak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fancy Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Hooker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Cana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Devotion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Devotion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Sheep Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Glade Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Brush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Shorts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Independence
(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 Dean Cox 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 Dean Cox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fries
- Galax
- Hillsville
- Independence
- Sparta
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 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 Dean Cox 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 Dean Cox Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738661 (Dean Cox Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738661 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: 769 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Galax
- Location given for Dean Cox Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6267954 Lon: -80.8822983
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dean Cox 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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