A visit to the Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery:
36.6979, -81.0151
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Providence Cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Benjamin Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fries Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fries Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Isom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Isom Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Smith - Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith - Byrd Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith - Byrd Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Summerfield UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Galax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Leonard Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Nuckolls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nuckolls Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckolls Cemetery
- Stoneman Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nuckolls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nuckolls Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckolls Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- River Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The River Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill Cemetery
- Edwards Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope 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 Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galax
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ennice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edmonds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Pipers Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sheep Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Ivanhoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Austinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Bridle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Hooker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Shorts Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Rowe Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Amelia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <6>
- Low Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drenn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Siloam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Glade Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lambsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Providence 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 Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fries
- Fries lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Providence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fries.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
- Galax
- Galax lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Providence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
- Independence
- Sparta
- Speedwell
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 helpful 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 Providence 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1501240 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1501240 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: 746 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brierpatch Mountain
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6979035 Lon: -81.0150827
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Providence 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. |