A visit to the Elk Spur 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 Elk Spur Cemetery ...
The Elk Spur Cemetery is located in Carroll County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Alexander Webb Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Beamer Cemetery
- The Beamer Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Crooked Oak Cemetery
- The Crooked Oak Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Daniel Dickens Cemetery
- Dell Turner Cemetery
- The Dell Turner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Doctor Jess Dickens Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Floyd Edwards Cemetery
- Guynn Cemetery
- The Guynn Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Hall Cemetery
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Heath Banks Cemetery
- The Heath Banks Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Horton Cemetery
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Independence Cemetery
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Jack Allen Cemetery
- The Jack Allen Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Jesse Bond Cemetery
- The Jesse Bond Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Johnson - Leftwich Cemetery
- King Cemetery
- The King Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- McMillian Cemetery
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- McMillian Cemetery
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Melton Cemetery
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Milepost 197 Cemetery
- The Milepost 197 Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Morris Cemetery
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Mountain Plains Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Pauls Creek Cemetery
- The Pauls Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Rigney Cemetery
- The Rigney Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Rigney Cemetery
- The Rigney Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Rocky Ford Cemetery
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Skyview - Webb Cemetery
- Stockner Cemetery
- The Stockner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Thomas Cemetery
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Thomas Cemetery
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Elk Spur Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ararat
- Cana
- Carters Mill
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
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- Drenn
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
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- Dugspur
- Fancy Gap
- Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
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- Galax
- Gladesboro
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
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- Hillsville
- Lambsburg
- Low Gap
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Low Gap
- Mount Airy
- Mount Herman
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
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- Nester
- Nester is located in Carroll County
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- Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
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- Pike City
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
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- Pipers Gap
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
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- Red Brush
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
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- Round Peak
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
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- Sheltontown
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
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- Star
- Star is located in Carroll County
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- Sylvatus
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
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- Toast
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
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- White Plains
- White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
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- Woodlawn
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 Elk Spur 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 Elk Spur Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Galax
- Hillsville
- Mount Airy
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 Elk Spur 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 Elk Spur Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738677 (Elk Spur Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738677 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: 909 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fancy Gap
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elk Spur Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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