A visit to the Covington 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 Covington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Covington Cemetery:
34.7621, -79.4150
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Covington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Covington Cemetery is located in Scotland County<2>.
The county seat for Scotland County is located in Laurinburg. Laurinburg lies just to the west of the Covington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Covington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Covington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Covington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stewartsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stewartsville Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurinburg City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47686 <5>
- McLeod Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Youth of Christ Holiness Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McFarland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Blue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Blue Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cemetery
- McKinnon Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McKinnon Family Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McKinnon Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Laurinburg.
- The McKinnon Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- McKinnon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2389839 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
- Snead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Snead Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead Cemetery
- Malloy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Malloy Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malloy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Malloy Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Laurel Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47969 <5>
- Gibson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Lytch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lytch Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytch Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Conelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Conelly Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conelly 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 Covington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Covington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Laurinburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Laurinburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Alma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Richmond Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McColl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raemon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Crump Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Red Banks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Gibson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Tatum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Newtonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Alfordsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Pembroke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Red Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bowmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Ghio Scholl Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
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 Covington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scotland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Covington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Laurinburg
- Maxton
- McColl
- Pembroke
- Red Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Covington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Scotland 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 Covington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #983627 (Covington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #983627 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: Scotland
- Est. Elev: 63 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurinburg
- Location given for Covington Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7621055 Lon: -79.4150452
- 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 Scotland, 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- Covington 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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