A visit to the Atkinson 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 Atkinson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Atkinson Cemetery:
34.5902, -78.4845
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Bladen County<2>.
The county seat for Bladen County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies just to the west northwest of the Atkinson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Atkinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Atkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Melvin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lagoon Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McKoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McKoy Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Warson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Warson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warson Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Dyson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dyson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Elizabethtown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48161 <5>
- Mears Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mears Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Cemetery
- Beatty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beatty Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris 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 Atkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Atkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rosindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Yorick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Clarkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Council
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Kelly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Kerr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Tomahawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Rico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Ivanhoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ruskin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Abbottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Ammon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- East Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bladenboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Long View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Lake Waccamaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bolton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sandyfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Atkinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harrells
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Ingold
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
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 Atkinson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bladen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Atkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Atkinson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Bladen 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 Atkinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #980356 (Atkinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #980356 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: Bladen
- Est. Elev: 18 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Singletary Lake
- Location given for Atkinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5901711 Lon: -78.4844509
- 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 Bladen, 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 from Point A (ie- Atkinson 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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