A visit to the Cross Creek 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 Cross Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cross Creek Cemetery:
35.0585, -78.8717
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cross Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cross Creek Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies just to the southwest of the Cross Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cross Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Cross Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cross Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Northside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Northside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Lafayette Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lafayette Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Memorial Park
- The Lafayette Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Lafayette Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47860 <5>
- Hair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hair Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hair Cemetery
- The Hair Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hair - Massey Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2542392 <5>
- Holt Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Holt Morgan Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Morgan Cemetery
- Fayetteville Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McFayden Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Andrews UMC Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Andrews UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Fayetteville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188928 <5>
- Rockfish Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rockfish Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish Memorial Park
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Blue Sand Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cumberland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Adcox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Adcox Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcox Cemetery
- Union MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Fayetteville.
- The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sempsey Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2299856 <5>
- Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Fayetteville.
- The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281768 <5>
- Fisher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Westminister Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cross Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cross Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fayetteville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Williams Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Highland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Holly Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Vander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Kingsford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Judson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Eastover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- North Point Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Shaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Bonnie Doone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hope Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ardulusa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Timberlake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Spring Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Bragg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stedman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
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 Cross Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cross Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayetteville
- Fort Bragg
- Spring Lake
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Cross Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Cross Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #983781 (Cross Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #983781 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 26 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vander
- Location given for Cross Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0584974 Lon: -78.8716916
- 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 Cumberland, 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' (or 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- Cross Creek 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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