A visit to the Young 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 Young Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Young Cemetery:
36.6973, -81.4101
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Young Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Young Cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Young Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Young Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Young Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Young Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trout Dale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Trout Dale Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Dale Cemetery
- Comer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Grubb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Grubb Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Bolt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bolt Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Hoffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Burton Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fairwood Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwood Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Reedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reedy Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson 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
- Little Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dainel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dainel Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dainel Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Lorenzo Dow Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lorenzo Dow Roberts Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Lorenzo Dow Roberts Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo Dow Roberts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lorenzo Dow Roberts Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Independence.
- The Lorenzo Dow Roberts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roberts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51883 <5>
- Old Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Parks Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Parks Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross 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 Young Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Young Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trout Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flat Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Rugby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Grassy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Helton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Weavers Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Bridle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adwolf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Brandon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Piney Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whitetop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crumpler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Topia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Green Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Apple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Amelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Speedwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rural Retreat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loves Mill
(15 miles [24.1 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 Young Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Young 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 first visit 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 Young Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Young Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487126 (Young Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487126 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: Grayson
- Est. Elev: 888 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Trout Dale
- Location given for Young Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6973416 Lon: -81.4101075
- 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 Grayson, 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- Young 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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