A visit to the John Finney 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 John Finney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the John Finney Cemetery:
36.7093, -80.6101
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the John Finney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The John Finney Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies just to the west northwest of the John Finney Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the John Finney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from John Finney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Goad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Cruise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cruise Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Gladesboro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gladesboro Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro Cemetery
- McGrady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McGrady Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady Cemetery
- Shadrick Worrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- 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
- 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>
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Heath Banks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Heath Banks Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Banks Cemetery
- Jesse Bond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel Dickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Willard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Willard Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- 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
- Eli Sowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Eli Sowers Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Sowers Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- McGrady - Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- William Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Victor Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Victor Webb Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor Webb Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the John Finney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from John Finney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gladesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
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- Nester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Fancy Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dugspur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pike City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Hillsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Carters Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Drenn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Lambsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Meadows of Dan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pipers Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- 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
- Sylvatus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Toast
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Mount Airy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Herman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Indian Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sheltontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Duncan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Shorts Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
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 John Finney 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 John Finney 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 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 John Finney 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 John Finney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738750 (John Finney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738750 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: 776 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurel Fork
- Location given for John Finney Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7092997 Lon: -80.6100695
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- John Finney 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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