A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
36.6840, -80.5681
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Wilson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Eli Sowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Eli Sowers Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Sowers Cemetery
- Willard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Willard Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Bowman - Fariss - Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Flurnoy Cloud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bluemont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bluemont Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
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- Worrell Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tobler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Tobler Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- McGrady - Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McGrady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McGrady Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady Cemetery
- Henry F Vass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Henry F Vass Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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- John Cassell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- John Finney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The John Finney Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Finney Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Gladesboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gladesboro Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Rome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rome Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Cemetery
- John Largen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The John Largen Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Largen Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- 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
- Quesinberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Quesinberry Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quesinberry Cemetery
- Stone Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stone Mtn. Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mtn. Cemetery
- Turner - Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stuphin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stuphin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuphin Cemetery
- Strock Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nester
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Pike City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Ararat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Cana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dugspur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meadows of Dan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Herman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
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- Drenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
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- Lambsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Airy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toast
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Sheltontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Woodlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pipers Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Red Brush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Westfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Indian Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738962 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738962 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: 815 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurel Fork
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6840233 Lon: -80.5681234
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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- Wilson 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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