A visit to the Laurel 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 Laurel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Cemetery:
36.6685, -81.6054
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laurel Cemetery is located in Smyth County<2>.
The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Laurel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laurel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 37 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Laurel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Konnarock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Konnarock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konnarock Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Hash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hash Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hash Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- William D. Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The William D. Baldwin Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William D. Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William D. Baldwin Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Whitetop.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203457 <5>
- Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Whitetop.
- The Baldwin Cemetery has also been known as:
- William M. Baldwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49321 <5>
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Whitetop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Whitetop Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetop Cemetery
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Wiles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiles Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiles Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Rowland Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Roop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Roop Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roop Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon 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 Laurel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Green Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Whitetop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Masada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Loves Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Adwolf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Apple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Sturgills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Rugby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Chilhowie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grayson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Brandon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Lodi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Helton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Fleet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shingletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Lansing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roten
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Comet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Grassy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drowning Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
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 Laurel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laurel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Damascus
- Glade Spring
- Marion
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 Laurel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Smyth 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 Laurel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484688 (Laurel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484688 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: Smyth
- Est. Elev: 977 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitetop Mountain
- Location given for Laurel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6684509 Lon: -81.6053929
- 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 Smyth, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laurel 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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