A visit to the Shockley 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 Shockley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shockley Cemetery:
36.8110, -80.7281
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shockley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shockley Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies just to the south of the Shockley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shockley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Shockley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shockley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Mabry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mabry Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Andrew Jennings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Surratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Surratt Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surratt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Surratt Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Hillsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354339 <5>
- Little Vine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- Lilburn Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The North Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jennings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Thomas Jennings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quesenberry - Dalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Peak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Peak Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Peak Cemetery
- Carter - Wilkerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Thomas Alderman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Gilmer Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bobbitt Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Allison Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dinwiddie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dinwiddie Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shockley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shockley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Star
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Hillsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sylvatus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Dugspur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shorts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Fancy Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gladesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Austinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sheep Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Nester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Indian Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mack Creek Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Pipers Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Drenn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Draper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Galax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Locust Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Siloam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Fries
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lambsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Chiswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
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 Shockley 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 Shockley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fries
- Fries lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Shockley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fries.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
- Galax
- Hillsville
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 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 Shockley 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 Shockley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1474541 (Shockley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474541 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: 818 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hillsville
- Location given for Shockley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8109602 Lon: -80.728127
- 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 '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- Shockley 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. |