A visit to the Kilby 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 Kilby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kilby Cemetery:
36.5826, -81.5090
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kilby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kilby 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 Kilby Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Kilby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kilby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Haw Orchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Haw Orchard Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Orchard Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- The Wiles Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiles Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Roop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Roop Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roop Cemetery
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- Nella Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Nella Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nella Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Dolinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dolinger Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolinger Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Graybeal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Graybeal Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybeal Cemetery
- Sturgill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sturgill Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgill Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood 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 Kilby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kilby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sturgills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Brandon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Helton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Rugby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grassy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitetop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Comet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Weavers Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Green Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Warrensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crumpler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trout Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Topia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Piney Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
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- Orion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Orion is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Scottville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Kilby 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 Kilby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Kilby 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 Kilby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484586 (Kilby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484586 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: 941 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Park
- Location given for Kilby Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5826208 Lon: -81.5089986
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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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kilby 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |