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A visit to the Becks Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Becks Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Becks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   35.7579°   (35° 45' 28")

Lon:   -80.2256°   (-80° 13' 32")

The Becks Cemetery is located in Davidson County<2>.

The county seat for Davidson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the north northwest of the Becks Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Becks Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Owens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Owens Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • New Jersey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Jersey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Jersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Workman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Workman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Workman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Workman Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Lexington City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lexington City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lexington City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lexington City Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Jersey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jersey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Wesleys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesleys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesleys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wesleys Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Owens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Owens Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Sandy Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rowan County
    • Cedar Springs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Springs Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Rich Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grubb Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grubb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grubb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grubb Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Fair Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fair Grove Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Mills Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mills Home Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Johnsontown Methodist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Becks Cemetery.

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

  • Cotton Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
    • Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
  • Silver Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
    • Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
  • Lexington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Holly Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
  • Jefferson Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
  • Linwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Southmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
    • Southmont is located in Davidson County
  • Sapona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sapona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
    • Sapona is located in Davidson County
  • Silver Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
    • Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
  • Tyro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
    • Tyro is located in Davidson County
  • Lakeview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Davidson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Trading Ford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
      • Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
    • Yadkin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
      • Yadkin is located in Rowan County
    • Craven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
      • Craven is located in Rowan County
    • Denton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <7>
    • Eden ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Davidson County
    • Fair Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fair Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
      • Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
    • Currytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
      • Currytown is located in Davidson County
    • Welcome
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pooletown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pooletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
      • Pooletown is located in Rowan County
    • Morgan Ford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
      • Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
    • Thomasville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <7>
    • Shannon Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
      • Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
    • Spencer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • East Spencer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
      • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people

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 Becks Cemetery. The following communities are located in Davidson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Becks 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 Becks Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1954385  (Becks Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1954385 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: Lexington East
    • County: Davidson         Elev: 206
    • Location given for GNIS #1954385 (Becks Cemetery)

The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Becks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7579, Longitude: -80.2256       In this case, the coordinates for the Becks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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