A visit to the Cherry Grove 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 Cherry Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cherry Grove Cemetery:
34.3027, -78.7103
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Columbus County<2>.
The county seat for Columbus County is located in Whiteville. Whiteville lies just to the north of the Cherry Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cherry Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cherry Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cherry Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Whiteville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Whiteville Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Faison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Faison Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison Cemetery
- Marley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chadbourn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chadbourn Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourn Cemetery
- Belle View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Belle View Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle View Cemetery
- Hinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Sibbitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sibbitt Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibbitt Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Flynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Flynn Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Hebron Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cribb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cribb Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Cemetery
- Prince Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Prince Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Cribb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cribb Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Cemetery
- Meares Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Meares Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meares Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Benevolent Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Benevolent Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolent Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- McKeithan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The McKeithan Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeithan Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten 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]<3> of the Cherry Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cherry Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brunswick
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whiteville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Redbug
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Hallsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Chadbourn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cribb Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Grist
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Clarendon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Rico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Nakina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Lake Waccamaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Emerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Ironhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Williamson Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Pine Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Clarkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Tabor City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosindale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Abbottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Bug Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
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 Cherry Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbus County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cherry Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chadbourn
- Clarkton
- Tabor City
- Whiteville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cherry Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Columbus 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 Cherry Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #983079 (Cherry Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #983079 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: Columbus
- Est. Elev: 23 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whiteville
- Location given for Cherry Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.302669 Lon: -78.7102946
- 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 Columbus, 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 from Point A (ie- Cherry Grove 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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