A visit to the Dinkins 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 Dinkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dinkins Cemetery:
35.1193, -80.9070
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dinkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dinkins Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County<2>.
The county seat for Mecklenburg County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies just to the north northeast of the Dinkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dinkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dinkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dinkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Steele Creek AME Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- York Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The York Memorial Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Memorial Cemetery
- O'Zion AME Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moores AME Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berryhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Berryhill Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Unity Cemetery is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Unity Cemetery
- Silver Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Silver Run Cemetery is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run Cemetery
- Independent Bible Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Sharon Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharon Memorial Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Memorial Park
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Charlotte.
- The Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pinewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48436 <5>
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- North Pinewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The North Pinewood Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pinewood Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hendrix Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48276 <5>
- Biddleville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Biddleville Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville 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 Dinkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dinkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Camp Cox
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dalton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Fort Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Biddleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Wilmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Lake Wylie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tega Cay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Indian Land
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Providence ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Chantilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Marvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- India Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Matthews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Weddington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Chateau Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Brown Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
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 Dinkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mecklenburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dinkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charlotte
- Fort Mill
- Pineville
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 helpful 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 Dinkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg 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 Dinkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #984196 (Dinkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #984196 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: Mecklenburg
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Mill
- Location given for Dinkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1193114 Lon: -80.907018
- 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 Mecklenburg, 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- Dinkins 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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