A visit to the Askew 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 Askew Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Askew Cemetery:
36.4149, -76.9183
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Askew Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Askew Cemetery is located in Gates County<2>.
The county seat for Gates County is located in Gatesville. Gatesville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Askew Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Askew Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Askew Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Askew Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brinkley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brinkley Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Cemetery
- Brantley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Willoughby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Willoughby Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Cemetery
- Britt - Benthall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Britt - Benthall Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt - Benthall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Britt - Benthall Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Ahoskie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484555 <5>
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Vann Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Vann Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Cemetery
- Silas Edwards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blackjack Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackjack Oak Cemetery is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Oak Cemetery
- The Blackjack Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Jack Oak Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Holland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Stony Creek Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brett Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Brett Cemetery is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brett Cemetery
- Nebo Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Nebo Church Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Church Cemetery
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion UMC Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Mintonsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188855 <5>
- Barnes UMC Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes UMC Cemetery is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes UMC Cemetery
- Vann Family Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Southampton Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Askew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Askew Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tuscarora Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Tunis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- South Tunis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Eure
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cofield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Roduco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- White Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Como
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Ahoskie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gatesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Gates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poor Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Pittmantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Menola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Earleys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Willeyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Statesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Powellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Sunbeam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
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 Askew Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gates County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Askew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ahoskie
- Gatesville
- Murfreesboro
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 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 Askew Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Gates 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 Askew Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1003634 (Askew Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1003634 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: Gates
- Est. Elev: 1 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winton
- Location given for Askew Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4148761 Lon: -76.9182924
- 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 Gates, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Askew 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. |