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 ...
The Providence Cemetery is located in Grayson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Benjamin Moore Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Edwards Chapel Cemetery
- Fries Cemetery
- The Fries Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Cemetery
- Isom Cemetery
- The Isom Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Leonard Memorial Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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- Midway Cemetery
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Galax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Mt. View Cemetery
- The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
- Nuckolls Cemetery
- The Nuckolls Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckolls Cemetery
- Nuckolls Cemetery
- The Nuckolls Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckolls Cemetery
- River Hill Cemetery
- The River Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill Cemetery
- Smith - Byrd Cemetery
- The Smith - Byrd Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith - Byrd Cemetery
- Stoneman Hill Cemetery
- Summerfield UMC 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 alphabetically:
- Amelia
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
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- Austinville
- Baywood
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
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- Bridle Creek
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
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- Drenn
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
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- Edmonds
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
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- Elk Creek
- Ennice
- Fries
- Galax
- Glade Valley
- Hooker
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Independence
- Ivanhoe
- Lambsburg
- Low Gap
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
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- Low Gap
- Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
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- Pipers Gap
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
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- Rowe Crossroads
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
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- Sheep Town
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
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- Shorts Creek
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
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- Siloam
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
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- Sparta
- 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 <4>
- Speedwell
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
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- Woodlawn
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
- Galax
- Independence
- Sparta
- Speedwell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Providence Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |