A visit to the County Home 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 County Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the County Home Cemetery:
35.8938, -77.6194
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the County Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The County Home Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County<2>.
The county seat for Edgecombe County is located in Tarboro. Tarboro lies just to the east of the County Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the County Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the County Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from County Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bulluck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bulluck Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulluck Cemetery
- Edgecombe Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tarboro Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Matthews Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Matthews Church Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Matthews Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Rocky Mount.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320405 <5>
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Princeville Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dancy Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eastlawn Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eastlawn Memorial Garden is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastlawn Memorial Garden is located outside and to the northeast of Tarboro.
- The Eastlawn Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164807 <5>
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Town Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- The Pineview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pinetops Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223640 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bulluck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bulluck Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulluck Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Northeastern Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pineview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- Hutchins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Varnell Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Varnell Family Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Varnell Family Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Macclesfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152549 <5>
- Price Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price 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 County Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from County Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hartsease
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Summerfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Hartsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Henrietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Tarboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mercer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Princeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Hope Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Leggett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Pinetops
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Macclesfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Conetoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Rocky Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coakley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Speed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Sharpsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cobb Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Battleboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Ashburk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Gethsemane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
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 County Home Cemetery. The following communities are located in Edgecombe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The County Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battleboro
- Rocky Mount
- Tarboro
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 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 County Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Edgecombe 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 County Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1007504 (County Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1007504 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: Edgecombe
- Est. Elev: 32 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tarboro
- Location given for County Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8937675 Lon: -77.6194181
- 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 Edgecombe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- County Home 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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