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312    STANLEY FAMILY GRAVEYARD

Location: 1744 Stony Knoll Rd, Dobson, Surry Co., NC.

Coordinates: 36d 18m 03.7s N; 80d 41m 50.1s W Click here for Google maps

Directions: From Dobson at Intersection of NC Hwy 268 and Rockford Rd (SR 2221), take Rockford Rd south. After going for a short distance you will cross a bridge over a creek at this point take the right fork. You will go for 2.4 miles from NC Hwy 268 to the intersection of Stony Knoll Rd (SR 2234). Turn Right on Stony Knoll Rd (SR 2234) at South Surry Volunteer Fire Dept and go 1.6 miles to a small dirt lane on the right. It goes up a hill that is blocked by a cable and you can drive up to the cable. Park and walk north for about 75 yards and there is an old road bed or path to the left that shows wear from foot traffic and deer. There some pink ribbons that may have identified the path, or may have been for a survey to ssubdivide the property. Go into the woods for another 50 to 75 yards to find the cemetery.

Another view of the cemetery.

Surveyed by Joe Hicks on March 11, 2007.
Township or district:  Rockford.
Public or Private:  Private property.
GPS Accuracy (ft.):  19.
Elevation above sea level (ft.):  1059.
Status of cemetery:  Abandoned.
Surry County Parcel Number:  5903-00-01-8460.

Occupants of Cemetery: Marked stone of William Bowles (b. 2-14-1810, d. 4-01-1880), field stone identified as that of Sally Bowles (b. 1804, d. 7-16-1894), field stone marker of John Stanley Jr. (b. 1803, d. bef 1894), field stone marker of Sally Butcher Stanly w/o John Jr. (b. 1804, d. aft 1880), Civil War Marker of Lemuel Jackson Stanley (b. Jun. 1826, d. ca 1903) this stone was placed by Judy Stanley Cardwell in 1998, field stone marker of Elizabeth Hardy Stanley (b. Nov. 1826, d. ca 1905), field stone marker of Margaret Stanley (b. 8-15-1841, d. 12-15-1915), field stone marker of Susan Stanley (b. Aug. 1846, d. aft. 1900), four members of Joseph Dobson Coe family surrounded by cinder block rectangular area of about 10'x20' that includes wife Louiza Stanley Coe, and two small Coe children. Several field stone marker. (markers identified by Irwin Stanley, Ted Stanley s/o Irwin and Judy Stanley Cardwell)..

1. Stanley, Lemuel J.   (b. 1826 - d. 1903)
Capt. 74th Regiment, 18th Brigade, CSA