A visit to the Nester 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 Nester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nester Cemetery:
36.7268, -80.5576
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nester Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Nester Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Nester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- William Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McGrady - Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Tobler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Tobler Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobler Cemetery
- Strock Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stuphin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Stuphin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuphin Cemetery
- Pendleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
- Branscome Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Branscome Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- John Goad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The John Goad Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Goad Cemetery
- Silverleaf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Silverleaf Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vince Largen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Victor Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Victor Webb Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor Webb Cemetery
- Shadrick Worrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- James F Goad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The James F Goad Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James F Goad Cemetery
- Crooked Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crooked Oak Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak Cemetery
- McGrady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McGrady Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady Cemetery
- Henry F Vass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry F Vass Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry F Vass Cemetery
- John Cassell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- James Cloud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The James Cloud Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cloud Cemetery
- Worrell Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stone Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Mtn. Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mtn. Cemetery
- Turner - Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Marshall - Mabry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence 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 Nester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nester
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Pike City
(4 miles [6.4 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 northwest)
- Fancy Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Hillsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Duncan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Drenn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Lambsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 south)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Sylvatus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
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- Woodlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Airy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Pipers Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Toast
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Sheltontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Peters Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Woolwine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Nester 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 Nester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hillsville
- Mount Airy
- Stuart
- Woolwine
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 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 Nester 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 Nester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1471381 (Nester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471381 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: 859 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurel Fork
- Location given for Nester Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7268014 Lon: -80.557569
- 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 from Point A (ie- Nester 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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