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A visit to the Devotional Gardens ...

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 Devotional Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Devotional Gardens:

34.9868, -78.0430

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Devotional Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Devotional Gardens is located in Duplin County<2>.

The county seat for Duplin County is located in Kenansville. Kenansville lies just to the east southeast of the Devotional Gardens .

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List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Devotional Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Devotional Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Pine Crest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
  • Matthew Southerland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Routledge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Routledge Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Routledge Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pate Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Pate Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Rose Hill.
  • Merritt Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Merritt Cemetery is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Wells Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wells Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • East Duplin Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bradshaw Boone Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Merritt Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Merritt Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
    • Watson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
    • Westbrook Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • Powell Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Powell Family Cemetery is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Powell Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Albertson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2649572 <5>
    • Jones Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Devotional Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Devotional Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Carroll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carroll is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Warsaw
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Everton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Everton is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
  • Kenansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Friendship
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Magnolia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
  • Westbrook Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westbrook Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Crossroads
  • Bowdens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowdens is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
  • Baltic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Baltic is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Summerlins Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Turkey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Red Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Beautancus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Beautancus is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
    • Elliott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Elliott is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Register
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Register is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
    • Sarecta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sarecta is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarecta
    • Faison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotts Store
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
    • Hills Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
    • Concord
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Concord is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Rose Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Moltonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Moltonville is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
    • Brices Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
    • Calypso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Calypso is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Charity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Charity is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
    • Greenevers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenevers is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
    • Hallsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hallsville is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Leon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Leon is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon

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 Devotional Gardens. The following communities are located in Duplin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Devotional Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Devotional Gardens:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Duplin 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 Devotional Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1025284  (Devotional Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1025284 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: Duplin
      • Est. Elev: 41 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Warsaw South
      • Location given for Devotional Gardens:
      • Lat: 34.986833     Lon: -78.0430434
      • 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 Duplin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Devotional Gardens) 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.