A visit to the Cheek 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 Cheek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cheek Cemetery:
35.9304, -79.1211
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cheek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cheek Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Hillsborough. Hillsborough lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Cheek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cheek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Cheek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cheek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCauley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCauley Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauley Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- Restland Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manns Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Manns Chapel Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Chapel Cemetery
- Sparrows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sparrows Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Cemetery
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riggsbee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Riggsbee Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsbee Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Rosewood Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Cemetery
- Salem Community Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Salem Community Church Cemetery is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Community Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Saxapahaw.
- The Salem Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem United Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #176187 <5>
- Maplewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Chatham Friends Meeting Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haw River Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Haw River Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River Cemetery
- Beechwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- County Home Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Glenview Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview Cemetery
- Dunagan Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunagan Family Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunagan Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Durham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2389966 <5>
- Governor Burke Grave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Governor Burke Grave is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Burke Grave
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Cheek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cheek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rangewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Laurel Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laurel Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Carrboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calvander
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvander is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvander
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Bolus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Bolus is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bolus
- Lake Ellen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Ashley Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ashley Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Forest
- Eubanks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eubanks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks
- Dodsons Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsons Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsons Crossroads
- Dogwood Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Davie Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Tenney Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tenney Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney Circle
- Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Timberlyne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlyne is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlyne
- Northwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Manor Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Summerfield Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summerfield Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Crossing
- Carolwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carolwoods is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolwoods
- Stoneridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneridge
- Blackwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Walnut Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- Orange Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
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 Cheek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cheek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Cheek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Orange 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 Cheek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #983066 (Cheek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #983066 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chapel Hill
- Location given for Cheek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9304203 Lon: -79.1211239
- 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 Orange, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cheek 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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