A visit to the Horton 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 Horton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Horton Cemetery:
36.6985, -80.6403
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Horton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Horton Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies just to the northwest of the Horton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Horton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Horton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Horton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Alexander Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dell Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dell Turner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Turner Cemetery
- Jesse Bond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jesse Bond Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse Bond Cemetery
- Doctor Jess Dickens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Combs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- John Finney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The John Finney Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Finney Cemetery
- Largen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Largen Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largen Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- The Webb Cemetery has also been known as:
- C.C. Webb Cemetery
- Christopher Columbus Webb Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340053 <5>
- Joseph Horton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hardy - Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Mountain Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Skyview - Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Melton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Milepost 197 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Milepost 197 Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milepost 197 Cemetery
- Daniel Dickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Gladesboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gladesboro Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro Cemetery
- John Cassell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Henry F Vass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Henry F Vass Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry F Vass Cemetery
- McGrady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McGrady Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady Cemetery
- Crooked Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Crooked Oak Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak Cemetery
- James F Goad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The James F Goad Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James F Goad Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Goad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Cruise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cruise Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
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]<3> of the Horton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Horton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gladesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Fancy Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Hillsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Dugspur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Drenn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pike City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Lambsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pipers Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Carters Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Sylvatus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Toast
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Mount Airy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Meadows of Dan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sheltontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Shorts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Round Peak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Red Brush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Mount Herman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Indian Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Galax
(15 miles [24.1 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 Horton 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 Horton 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 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 Horton 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 Horton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738730 (Horton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738730 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: 793 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fancy Gap
- Location given for Horton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6984654 Lon: -80.6403476
- 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' (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- Horton 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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