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:
36.8118, -80.8948
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 east southeast of the King Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the King Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burnett - Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Burnett - Hanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Joseph Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Trigg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mabe Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mabe Family Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabe Family Cemetery
- The Mabe Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mabe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1994958 <5>
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- River Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The River Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Orvin Lineberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmon, Lineberry and Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harmon, Lineberry and Robinson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon, Lineberry and Robinson Cemetery
- The Harmon, Lineberry and Robinson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Robinson Cemetery
- Haywood Robinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358132 <5>
- James Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coulson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coulson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulson Cemetery
- Beasley Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beasley Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Hill Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Round Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Round Knob Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Shorts Creek - Frazier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Sheep Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Austinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shorts Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Ivanhoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fries
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvatus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Siloam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Fort Chiswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Hillsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Galax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Max Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pipers Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Drenn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Wytheville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
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.
- Fries
- Galax
- Hillsville
- Speedwell
- Wytheville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 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 #1738763 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738763 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: 740 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Austinville
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8117911 Lon: -80.8948005
- 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 drawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |