A visit to the Osborne 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 Osborne Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Osborne Cemetery:
36.6121, -81.5215
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Osborne Cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east of the Osborne Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Osborne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Osborne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Wiles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wiles Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiles Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Fees Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fees Ridge Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fees Ridge Cemetery
- Haw Orchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Haw Orchard Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Orchard Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Roop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Roop Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roop Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Blevins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Kilby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kilby Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby Cemetery
- William D. Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Nella Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nella Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nella Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Osborne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Osborne Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rugby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Sturgills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Brandon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Helton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Whitetop
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Green Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grassy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trout Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Comet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Weavers Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grayson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Warrensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crumpler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Flat Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Adwolf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- 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
- Masada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Topia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Loves Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves 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 Osborne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Osborne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Osborne Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Osborne Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1485998 (Osborne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485998 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: Grayson
- Est. Elev: 1085 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Park
- Location given for Osborne Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6120643 Lon: -81.5214999
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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 Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Osborne 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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