A visit to the Byrd 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 Byrd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Byrd Cemetery:
34.4634, -79.0413
The Byrd Cemetery is located in Robeson County<1>.
The county seat for Robeson County is located in Lumberton. Lumberton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north of the Byrd Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Byrd Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sealey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sealey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealey Cemetery
- Hedgpeth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hedgpeth Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgpeth Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Warwick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Warwick Cemetery is located in Robeson County
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- Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Ivey Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
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- Ivey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Hedgpeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hedgpeth Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgpeth Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Kirkfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirkfield Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkfield Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Leggett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Leggett Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett Cemetery
- Leggett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Leggett Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Nye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Britt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Britt Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey 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]<2> of the Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Proctorville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orrum
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Barnesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fairmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boardman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Marietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Cerro Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Allenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lumberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Raynham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Butters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Lowe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grist
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Chadbourn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bladenboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Barker Ten Mile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Elrod
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Rowland
(15 miles [24.1 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 Byrd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robeson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chadbourn
- Fairmont
- Lumberton
- Rowland
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 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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Robeson 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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #982365 (Byrd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #982365 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: Robeson
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairmont
- Location given for Byrd Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4637763 Lon: -79.0414215
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Robeson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Byrd Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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