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353    WHITAKER CEMETERY

Location - 178 Martin Road, Elkin, Surry Co., NC.

Coordinates: 36d 17m 26.5s N; 80d 45m 56.2s W Click here for Online Maps

Directions: From intersection of NC Hwy 268 and US Hwy 601 (Fairview Crossroads), go west on Hwy 268 abt 3.8 miles (or just past Little Richmond Baptist Church) and turn right on Martin Rd (SR 1120). Then go to the end of the road to a residence on the right at 178 Martin Rd. The land owner's name is on a small mail box in front of the house. The cemetery is inside a cow pasture abt 100 yards north of the residence. No marked stones, just many rock markers. Land owner says the cemetery has always been called the Whitaker Cemetery for the last two generations. The cemetery is reportedly the family plot for Isaiah Whitaker and his wife Sallie Elizabeth Smith.


View #1 of graves marked by red flags. View #2 of graves marked by red flags. View #3 of graves marked by red flags. View #4 of graves marked by red flags. View #5 of graves marked by red flags. View #6 of graves marked by red flags. View #7 of graves marked by red flags. View #8 of graves marked by red flags. View #9 looking northwest on Martin Rd. View #10 looking southeast on Martin Rd.

Surveyed by Joe Hicks on June 21, 2007.
Township or district:  Elkin.
Public or Private:  Private property.
GPS Accuracy (ft.):  14.
Elevation above sea level (ft.):  1085.
Status of cemetery:  Abandoned.
Surry County Parcel Number:  4972-00-89-1510.

Occupants are unknown. There are lots of rock markers with some very close together, perhaps children who when laid down would have given more room for the next row of graves. Based on the markers, there are abt 25 graves..