A visit to the McCraw 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 McCraw Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCraw Cemetery:
36.5815, -80.7234
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCraw Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCraw Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the McCraw Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCraw Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the McCraw Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCraw Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fellowship Tabernacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Cana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cana Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wisler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford Cemetery
- Floyd Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pauls Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pauls Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Creek Cemetery
- Johnson - Leftwich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sarah Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sarah Payne Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Payne Cemetery
- Mt. Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carroll Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carroll Cemetery
- Edwards - Upchurch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Epworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Epworth Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Cemetery
- Rigney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rigney Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigney Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King 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 McCraw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCraw Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lambsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Drenn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Round Peak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Fancy Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Brush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Toast
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Pipers Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Low Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Gladesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Low Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Sheltontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Ararat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Hillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Galax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Dobson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Black Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Water is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Carters Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
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 McCraw 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 McCraw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Galax
- Galax lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the McCraw Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
- Hillsville
- Mount Airy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 McCraw 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 McCraw Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738801 (McCraw Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738801 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: 436 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cana
- Location given for McCraw Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5815197 Lon: -80.7234027
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McCraw 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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