A visit to the McGrady 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 McGrady Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McGrady Cemetery:
36.7196, -80.5942
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McGrady Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McGrady Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies just to the west northwest of the McGrady Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the McGrady Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McGrady Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Victor Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Victor Webb Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Cruise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cruise Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Cemetery
- Goad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Largen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Largen Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largen Cemetery
- John Finney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The John Finney Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Finney Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- John Cassell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- McGrady - Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- William Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Gladesboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gladesboro Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Eli Sowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Eli Sowers Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Sowers Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Tobler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tobler Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobler Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Nester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nester Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester Cemetery
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Laurel Fork Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Fork Cemetery
- Vince Largen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Vince Largen Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vince Largen Cemetery
- Ballard Worrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 McGrady Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McGrady Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nester
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Fancy Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Dugspur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Carters Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Meadows of Dan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Drenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lambsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sylvatus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Pipers Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- 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
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Toast
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Mount Airy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sheltontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Albion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Shorts Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
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 McGrady 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 McGrady Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 McGrady 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 McGrady Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738802 (McGrady Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738802 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: 793 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurel Fork
- Location given for McGrady Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7195779 Lon: -80.5942361
- 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- McGrady 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. |