A visit to the Ross 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 Ross Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ross Cemetery:
36.7537, -81.3932
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ross Cemetery is located in Smyth County<2>.
The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the northwest of the Ross Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ross Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Ross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Slemp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Slemp Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nelson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Sugar Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51418 <5>
- Cress Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cress Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cress Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cress Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Sugar Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49933 <5>
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn Cemetery
- Hutton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hutton Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Burton Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Parks Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Parks Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Keesling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Keesling Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keesling Cemetery
- Bolt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bolt Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt Cemetery
- Trout Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Trout Dale Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Dale Cemetery
- Comer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sugar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Trout Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Atkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Adwolf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rural Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bridle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Elk Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Speedwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Seven Mile Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Sturgills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Helton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Weavers Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Rowe Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Crockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Piney Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Whitetop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Topia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chilhowie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Loves Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Ross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Independence
- Marion
- Rural Retreat
- Speedwell
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 Ross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Smyth 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1486781 (Ross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486781 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: Smyth
- Est. Elev: 884 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Atkins
- Location given for Ross Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7537293 Lon: -81.3931634
- 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 Smyth, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ross 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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