A visit to the Alligator 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 Alligator Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alligator Cemetery:
34.3571, -79.1286
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alligator Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alligator Cemetery is located in Robeson County<2>.
The county seat for Robeson County is located in Lumberton. Lumberton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Alligator Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alligator Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Alligator Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alligator Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bear Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Joseph Page Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Lake View Perpetual Care Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lake View Perpetual Care Cemetery is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Perpetual Care Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Perpetual Care Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lake View (SC).
- The Lake View Perpetual Care Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70474 <5>
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Page McCormick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Page McCormick Cemetery is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page McCormick Cemetery
- The Page McCormick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grainger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70173 <5>
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- Sealey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sealey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealey Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Elvington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elvington Cemetery is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvington Cemetery
- Roziers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Roziers Cemetery is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roziers Cemetery
- Elvington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elvington Cemetery is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvington Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alligator Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alligator Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marietta
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fair Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Nichols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Proctorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Fairmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Cerro Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Williamson Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boardman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Floydale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Hamer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Raynham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Grist
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Rowland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Alligator Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robeson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alligator Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chadbourn
- Dillon
- Fairmont
- Latta
- Mullins
- Rowland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Alligator Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Robeson 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 Alligator Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #980130 (Alligator Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #980130 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: Robeson
- Est. Elev: 24 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake View
- Location given for Alligator Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3571085 Lon: -79.1286482
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Robeson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alligator 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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