A visit to the Black 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 Black Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black Cemetery:
35.2996, -78.9392
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Black Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Black Cemetery is located in Harnett County<2>.
The county seat for Harnett County is located in Lillington. Lillington lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Black Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Black Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Black Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Darroch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Darroch Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darroch Cemetery
- Norrington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Norrington Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrington Cemetery
- The Norrington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norrington AME Zion Church Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- McArtan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McArtan Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArtan Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Ephesus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunlevel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bunlevel Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunlevel Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Westview Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Old Church Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church Cemetery
- Morris Chapel UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Andrews UMC Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Andrews UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Fayetteville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188928 <5>
- Harnett Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKinney Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Johnsonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1183059 <5>
- Westminister Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- Colliers Chapel Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch 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 Black Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anderson Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Flat Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Norrington Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Barbecue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Spout Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Overhills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Walkertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Harnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Shawtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shawtown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Luart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mamers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mamers is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
- Pineview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Boone Trail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Spring Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ryes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Fonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Bunnlevel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Senter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Senter is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
- Lillington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Olivia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Bragg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Seminole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Cape Fear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swann
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Murchisontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
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 Black Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harnett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Bragg
- Lillington
- Spring Lake
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 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 Black Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Harnett 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 Black Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #981518 (Black Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981518 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: Harnett
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Anderson Creek
- Location given for Black Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2996046 Lon: -78.9391917
- 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 Harnett, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black 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. |