A visit to the Haw Orchard 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 Haw Orchard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Haw Orchard Cemetery:
36.6082, -81.4948
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Haw Orchard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Haw Orchard Cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of the Haw Orchard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Haw Orchard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Haw Orchard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Haw Orchard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Fees Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fees Ridge Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fees Ridge Cemetery
- Kilby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kilby Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Wiles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wiles Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiles Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
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- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Roop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Roop Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roop Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Sturgill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sturgill Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgill Cemetery
- Pleasant Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Haw Orchard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Haw Orchard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rugby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Sturgills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Helton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Brandon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Grassy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weavers Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Trout Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Comet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Crumpler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Grayson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Roten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Topia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adwolf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Scottville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Masada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
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 Haw Orchard 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 Haw Orchard 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 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 Haw Orchard 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 Haw Orchard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1501203 (Haw Orchard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1501203 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: 1089 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grassy Creek
- Location given for Haw Orchard Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6081759 Lon: -81.4948321
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haw Orchard 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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