A visit to the Alloway 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 Alloway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alloway Cemetery:
34.8277, -79.1875
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alloway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alloway Cemetery is located in Robeson County<2>.
The county seat for Robeson County is located in Lumberton. Lumberton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Alloway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alloway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Alloway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alloway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Community Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McBryde Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McBryde Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- McKinsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McKinsey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinsey Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- New Prospect Holiness Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Toller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Toller Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toller Cemetery
- Wellington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wellington Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Cemetery
- Ausley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ausley Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausley Cemetery
- Condly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Condly Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condly Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
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- Lillys Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McNeill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The McNeill Cemetery is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeill Cemetery
- McPhatter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McPhatter Cemetery is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhatter Cemetery
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
- Graham / Lowery Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Graham / Lowery Family Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham / Lowery Family Cemetery
- The Graham / Lowery Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Graham Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419577 <5>
- Oxendine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oxendine Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxendine Cemetery
- McNeill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The McNeill Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeill Cemetery
- Cobb Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cobb Family Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cobb Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Lumber Bridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2289386 <5>
- McGougan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The McGougan Cemetery is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGougan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alloway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alloway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Philadelphus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Rennert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Lumber Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Dundarrach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Rex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Red Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Pates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Raeford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Pembroke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bowmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Crump Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Wagram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Maxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saddletree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Parkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Saint Pauls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lowe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Timberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Rockfish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
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 Alloway Cemetery. The following communities are located in Robeson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alloway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Maxton
- Pembroke
- Red Springs
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 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 Alloway 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 Alloway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #980147 (Alloway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #980147 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: 62 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Red Springs
- Location given for Alloway Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8276635 Lon: -79.1875353
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alloway 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |