A visit to the Parish 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 Parish Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parish Cemetery:
36.5921, -80.8292
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parish Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parish 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 northeast of the Parish Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parish Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Parish Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parish Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Carroll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carroll Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carroll Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Coal Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek Cemetery
- Coal Creek Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dean Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dean Cox Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cox Cemetery
- Edwards - Upchurch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ivy Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ivy Green Cemetery is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Green Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bishops Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fishers Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fishers Gap Cemetery is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Gap Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- McCraw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Flower Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Flower Gap Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Gap Cemetery
- Sarah Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sarah Payne Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Payne Cemetery
- Johnson - Leftwich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stockner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockner Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parish Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pipers Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Lambsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Drenn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Low Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Low Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Peak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Edmonds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Galax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ennice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fancy Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Red Brush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Baywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Devotion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Devotion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Fries
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Toast
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Hillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Mount Airy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Glade Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
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 Parish 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 Parish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fries
- Galax
- Hillsville
- Mount Airy
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 Parish 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 Parish Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738852 (Parish Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738852 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: 855 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lambsburg
- Location given for Parish Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.592074 Lon: -80.82924
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parish 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. |