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A visit to the Edwards Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Edwards Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edwards Cemetery

Lat:   36.6212°   (36° 37' 16")

Lon:   -80.7237°   (-80° 43' 25")

The Edwards Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.

The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Edwards Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Stockner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stockner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Johnson - Leftwich Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson - Leftwich Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson - Leftwich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson - Leftwich Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Sarah Payne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarah Payne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarah Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sarah Payne Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Marion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marion Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Pauls Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauls Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pauls Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pauls Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Floyd Edwards Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Floyd Edwards Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • King Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Easter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Easter Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Flower Gap Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flower Gap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flower Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flower Gap Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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    • McCraw Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCraw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCraw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCraw Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Gray Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gray Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Rocky Ford Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Ford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Rigney Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rigney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rigney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rigney Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Rigney Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rigney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rigney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rigney Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Morris Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Beamer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beamer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beamer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beamer Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Mt. Carroll Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carroll Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carroll Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Wisler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisler Cemetery
      • The Wisler Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • The Wisler Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Allen Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2311062 <5>
    • Cana Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cana Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cana Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Wash Edwards Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wash Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wash Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wash Edwards Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Tate Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Spur Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Spur Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Spur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elk Spur Cemetery is located in Carroll County

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]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lambsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Cana is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cana <6>
  • Fancy Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Drenn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drenn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
    • Drenn is located in Carroll County
  • Pipers Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
    • Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
  • Gladesboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladesboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
    • Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
  • Round Peak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
    • Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
  • Woodlawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Toast
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toast have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
    • Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
  • Hillsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Low Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
    • Low Gap is located in Grayson County
  • Low Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Red Brush
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
      • Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
    • Mount Airy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
      • Nester is located in Carroll County
    • Flat Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
    • Ararat
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Galax
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Edmonds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edmonds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
      • Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
    • Sheltontown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
      • Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
    • Star
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Star is located in Carroll County
    • White Plains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
    • Carters Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
      • Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
    • Holly Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
    • Dugspur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County

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 Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Edwards Cemetery:

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 Edwards Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1738672  (Edwards Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1738672 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Cana
    • County: Carroll         Elev: 531
    • Location given for GNIS #1738672 (Edwards Cemetery)

The official website for Carroll County: www.co.carroll.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Edwards Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6212, Longitude: -80.7237       In this case, the coordinates for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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