A visit to the Beaver Dam 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 Beaver Dam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beaver Dam Cemetery:
35.2921, -81.6159
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beaver Dam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Cleveland County<2>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Shelby. Shelby lies just to the east of the Beaver Dam Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beaver Dam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Beaver Dam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beaver Dam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Lattimore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lattimore Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore Cemetery
- McBrayer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McBrayer Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrayer Cemetery
- Cleveland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Royster Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Royster Memorial Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royster Memorial Park
- Sandy Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sandy Run Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run Cemetery
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Dobbins Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Webb Memorial Lawns
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Memorial Lawns is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Memorial Lawns
- Ross Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ross Grove Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Grove Cemetery
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Golden Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Beam Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Cemetery
- Dobbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plain View Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ellis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
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 Beaver Dam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beaver Dam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Lattimore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Brittain Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Boiling Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Village Square Townhouses
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mooresboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Briarwood Townhouses
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Campcall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Patterson Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Light Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Elizabeth City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Six Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Polkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- New House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Lawndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellenboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Beaver Dam Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beaver Dam 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 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 Beaver Dam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cleveland 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 Beaver Dam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1985909 (Beaver Dam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1985909 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: Cleveland
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelby
- Location given for Beaver Dam Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2920715 Lon: -81.6159274
- 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 Cleveland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beaver Dam 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. |