A visit to the Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkinson Cemetery:
36.7593, -80.7298
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies just to the northwest of the Wilkinson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Wilkinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Charles H Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thomas Alderman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Mabry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mabry Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Fielden Worrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Semones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Semones Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semones Cemetery
- Quesenberry - Semones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- DeHaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The DeHaven Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeHaven Cemetery
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- Freemont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Freemont Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemont Cemetery
- Old Gilmer Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Old Burnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Burnett Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burnett Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Mountain Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Semones - Sunnyside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Hardy - Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis F Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lewis F Webb Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis F Webb Cemetery
- John Patterson Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Church Alderman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- The Bobbitt Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Shockley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shockley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hillsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sylvatus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Dugspur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Shorts Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Drenn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Nester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- 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
- Pipers Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Austinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheep Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Galax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lambsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fries
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pike City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Indian Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanhoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mack Creek Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fries
- Fries lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Wilkinson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fries.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
- Galax
- Galax lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Wilkinson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
- Hillsville
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 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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738953 (Wilkinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738953 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: 757 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hillsville
- Location given for Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7592951 Lon: -80.7297947
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilkinson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |