A visit to the Moles 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 Moles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moles Cemetery:
36.7399, -80.5051
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moles 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 west of the Moles Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Moles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marshall - Mabry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Branscome Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Branscome Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branscome Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Maple Shade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Maple Shade Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade Cemetery
- Dillard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dillard Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard Cemetery
- Buffalo Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Buffalo Mtn. Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Mtn. Cemetery
- Pine View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine View Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Laurel Fork Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Fork Cemetery
- Strock Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stuphin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stuphin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuphin Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pendleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
- Bolt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bolt Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt Cemetery
- Sollie Alderman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery
- Kemp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kemp Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Cemetery
- John Goad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The John Goad Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Goad Cemetery
- Silverleaf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Silverleaf Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf Cemetery
- William Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Nester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nester Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Tobler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tobler Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobler Cemetery
- Stone Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Mtn. Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mtn. Cemetery
- Turner - Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Turman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turman Cemetery
- Jessup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jessup Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup Cemetery
- Reed Island Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pike City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Meadows of Dan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gladesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Dugspur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Fancy Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Duncan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Hillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woolwine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Herman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Peters Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Haycock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Floyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Charity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Sylvatus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Drenn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Lambsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toast
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Mount Airy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sheltontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Elamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Poff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Woodlawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Moles 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 Moles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Floyd
- Hillsville
- Mount Airy
- Stuart
- Woolwine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Moles 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 Moles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738813 (Moles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738813 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: 922 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurel Fork
- Location given for Moles Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7398586 Lon: -80.5050685
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moles 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |