A visit to the King 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 King Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the King Cemetery:
36.6218, -80.7026
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the King Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The King Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the King Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Pauls Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pauls Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Creek Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford Cemetery
- Rigney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rigney Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigney Cemetery
- Rigney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rigney Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigney Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stockner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stockner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockner Cemetery
- Johnson - Leftwich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sarah Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sarah Payne Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Payne Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Flower Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Flower Gap Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Gap Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Wisler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wisler Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisler Cemetery
- The Wisler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2311062 <5>
- Cana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cana Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Wash Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wash Edwards Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wash Edwards Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Spur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Elk Spur Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Spur 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 King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lambsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drenn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Gladesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Pipers Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Round Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Hillsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Toast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Red Brush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Ararat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Sheltontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Carters Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Galax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Edmonds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- 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
- Pike City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Dugspur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 King 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 King 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 King 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 King Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738762 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738762 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: 481 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cana
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6217976 Lon: -80.7025696
- 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 '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- King 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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