A visit to the Batten 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 Batten Cemetery ...
The Batten Cemetery is located in Columbus County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Blank Cemetery
- The Blank Cemetery is located in Bladen County
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- Buie Cemetery
- The Buie Cemetery is located in Columbus County
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- Cherry Grove Cemetery
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Columbus County
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- Columbus Country Memorial Park
- Faison Cemetery
- The Faison Cemetery is located in Columbus County
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- Flynn Cemetery
- The Flynn Cemetery is located in Columbus County
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- Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Bladen County
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- McCall Cemetery
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Bladen County
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- McEwen Cemetery
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Columbus County
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- Mitchellfield Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Memorial Park
- Old Bethel Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Bladen County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pierce Cemetery
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Columbus County
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- Pierce Cemetery
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Columbus County
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- St. James Memorial Cemetery
- The St. James Memorial Cemetery is located in Columbus County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Memorial Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Hallsboro.
- The St. James Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. James Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462746 <2>
- Shiloh Memorial Cemetery
- The Shiloh Memorial Cemetery is located in Columbus County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Bolton.
- The Shiloh Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #323569 <2>
- Sibbitt Cemetery
- The Sibbitt Cemetery is located in Columbus County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Columbus County
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- Ward Cemetery
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Columbus County
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- Whiteville Cemetery
- The Whiteville Cemetery is located in Columbus County
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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 Batten Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Abbottsburg
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
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- Armour
- Armour is located in Columbus County
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- Bladenboro
- Bolton
- Brunswick
- Byrdville
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
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- Chadbourn
- Clarkton
- Council
- Council is located in Bladen County
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- Cribb Town
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
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- East Arcadia
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Elizabethtown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
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- Grist
- Grist is located in Columbus County
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- Hallsboro
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
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- Kelly
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
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- Lake Waccamaw
- Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
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- Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
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- Nakina
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
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- Redbug
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
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- Rico
- Rico is located in Columbus County
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- Rosindale
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
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- Sandyfield
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Whiteville
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 Batten Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbus County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Batten Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chadbourn
- Clarkton
- Elizabethtown
- Whiteville
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 Batten Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Columbus 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 Batten Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1026258 (Batten Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1026258 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: Columbus
- Est. Elev: 23 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Waccamaw West
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Columbus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Batten Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |