A visit to the Big Spring United Methodist 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 Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery:
35.2290, -80.9259
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County<2>.
The county seat for Mecklenburg County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies just to the east of the Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Mulberry Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Berryhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Berryhill Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill Cemetery
- New Vision Foursquare Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thrift Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thrift Baptist Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift Baptist Cemetery
- Moores Chapel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biddleville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Biddleville Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville Cemetery
- Woodland United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steele Creek AME Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- York Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The York Memorial Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Memorial Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Charlotte.
- The Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pinewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48436 <5>
- North Pinewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The North Pinewood Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pinewood Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hendrix Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48276 <5>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Grove Memorial Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
- The Pleasant Grove Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawing School Road Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pinecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Dixie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dalton Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Paw Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Wilmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Biddleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Yorkmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Chateau Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Charlotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brown Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Chantilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Spring Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Holly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- McAdenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cramerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Croft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Lake Wylie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Lucia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Newell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Spencer Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Smyre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
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 Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mecklenburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charlotte
- Mount Holly
- Pineville
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 websites either 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 Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg 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 Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2061722 (Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2061722 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: Mecklenburg
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charlotte West
- Location given for Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2290304 Lon: -80.9259061
- 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 Mecklenburg, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Spring United Methodist 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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