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A visit to the Austin Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Austin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Austin Cemetery (FG ID #46759)

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 Austin Cemetery ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Austin Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Austin Cemetery

Lat:   36.0684°   (36° 4' 6")

Lon:   -75.7345°   (-75° 44' 4")

The cemetery is located in Dare County<2>.

As an estimate, the Austin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Kitty Hawk.

The county seat for Dare County is located in Manteo. Manteo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Austin Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 7 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Austin Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Austin Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Austin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Austin Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kitty Hawk
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Hawk
    • Kitty Hawk is located in Dare County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitty Hawk <6>
  • Southern Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Shores
    • Southern Shores is located in Dare County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Shores <6>
  • Point Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Harbor
    • Point Harbor is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Harbor <6>
  • Kill Devil Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kill Devil Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kill Devil Hills
    • Kill Devil Hills is located in Dare County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kill Devil Hills <6>
  • Harbinger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbinger have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbinger
    • Harbinger is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbinger <6>
  • George Town Sands
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Town Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
    • George Town Sands is located in Dare County
  • Poteskeet Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poteskeet Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
    • Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
  • Sandy Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
  • Duck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
    • Duck is located in Dare County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <6>
  • Fort Raleigh City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Raleigh City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Raleigh City
    • Fort Raleigh City is located in Dare County
  • Powells Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Point
    • Powells Point is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powells Point <6>
  • Nags Head
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...

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 Austin Cemetery. The following communities are located in Dare County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Austin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Austin Cemetery:

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 Austin Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1026059  (Austin Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1026059 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kitty Hawk
    • County: Dare         Elev: 2
    • Location given for GNIS #1026059 (Austin Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #46759

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Dare, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Austin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0684, Longitude: -75.7345    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.