A visit to the William Cox 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 William Cox Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the William Cox Cemetery:
36.8329, -80.5831
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the William Cox Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The William Cox Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the William Cox Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the William Cox Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the William Cox Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from William Cox Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mitchell Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Reece Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Reece Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
- Turman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Turman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turman Cemetery
- Turman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Turman Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turman Cemetery
- Quesenberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Quesenberry Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quesenberry Cemetery
- Quesenberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Quesenberry Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quesenberry Cemetery
- Hattie Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ezra Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stephen Bond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stephen Bond Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen Bond Cemetery
- Polly Ann Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Annis Goad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Annis Goad Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annis Goad Cemetery
- Theophilus Quesenberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green B Mabry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nester Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- C Walker Nester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Turman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Turman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turman Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Thompson - Bolt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Quesenberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jim Quesenberry Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Quesenberry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jim Quesenberry Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Indian Valley.
- The Jim Quesenberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tom Quesenberry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201528 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the William Cox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from William Cox Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dugspur
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Nester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Pike City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Hillsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Sylvatus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Fancy Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mack Creek Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Snowville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Draper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shorts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Woodlawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ararat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Poff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Sowers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Childress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newbern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woolwine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Haycock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Riner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 William Cox 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 William Cox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Floyd
- Floyd lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the William Cox Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Floyd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Hillsville
- Newbern
- Woolwine
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 websites either 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 William Cox 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 William Cox Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738955 (William Cox Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738955 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: 849 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dugspur
- Location given for William Cox Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8329088 Lon: -80.5831219
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- William Cox 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. |