A visit to the China 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 China Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the China Grove Cemetery:
35.5874, -80.5578
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the China Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The China Grove Cemetery is located in Rowan County<2>.
The county seat for Rowan County is located in Salisbury. Salisbury lies just to the northeast of the China Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the China Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the China Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from China Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Owen Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Owen Family Cemetery is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Owen Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Salisbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213301 <5>
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wittenberg Cemetery is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg Cemetery
- Dixonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Christiana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Christiana Cemetery is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Old English Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old English Cemetery is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old English Cemetery
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- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Park is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Kannapolis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988084 <5>
- Carolina Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rowan Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Rowan Memorial Park is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Memorial Park
- The Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48649 <5>
- St. James Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters 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 China Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from China Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harris Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harris Chapel is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- China Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Correll Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Correll Park is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- Corriher Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corriher Heights is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Landis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shupings Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shupings Mill is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Red Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Acres is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Acres
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Five Points is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- North Kannapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Kannapolis is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Watson Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Watson Village is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Village
- Faith
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Overbrook Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook Acres is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Acres
- Frohock Mill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frohock Mill was located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohock Mill
- Granite Quarry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Salisbury is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salisbury
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eaman Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eaman Park is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaman Park
- Mill Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Bridge is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Enochville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enochville is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Kannapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crescent is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Corbin Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin Hills is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- Eastwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eastwood Village is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Village
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is also located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Harts ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harts was located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
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 China Grove Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rowan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The China Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- China Grove
- Kannapolis
- Salisbury
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 China Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rowan 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 China Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #983140 (China Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #983140 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: Rowan
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: China Grove
- Location given for China Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5873616 Lon: -80.5578418
- 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 Rowan, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- China 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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