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:
35.0027, -79.6878
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 Richmond County<2>.
The county seat for Richmond County is located in Rockingham. Rockingham lies just to the southwest of the Beaver Dam Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
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- Green Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Lake Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake Cemetery
- Bear Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Rourks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rourks Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rourks Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Haywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Haywood Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Richmond County
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- Bethel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Hill Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ellerbe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellerbe Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Cemetery
- Northan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Northan Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northan Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Richmond County
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- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
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- Richmond County Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marks Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Marks Creek Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Creek Cemetery
- Mary Love Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mispah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mispah Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mispah Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Richmond County
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- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Blue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Blue Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Honey Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Rockingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Marston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Ellerbe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- East Rockingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Hamlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
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- Hoffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Steen Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Norman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ghio Scholl Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Silver Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Foxfire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Pinebluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richmond County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beaver Dam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aberdeen
- Hamlet
- Pinebluff
- Rockingham
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 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 Richmond 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 #1731881 (Beaver Dam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731881 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: Richmond
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millstone Lake
- Location given for Beaver Dam Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0026534 Lon: -79.6878293
- 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 Richmond, 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. |
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