A visit to the Drake Family Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Drake Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Drake Family Cemetery (FG ID #2516811).
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 Drake Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Drake Family Cemetery:
36.0385, -77.8185
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Drake Family Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Drake Family Cemetery is located in Nash County<3>.
The county seat for Nash County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west southwest of the Drake Family Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Drake Family Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Drake Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Ellen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Manns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Manns Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vaughan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
- Hilliard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Brake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brake Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Hilliard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
- Hales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hales Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The May Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Coley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Coley Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Drake Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Drake Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Drake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Dortches
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Gold Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Battleboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Westry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Rocky Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Regency Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Whitakers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Taylor Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hilliardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Snells Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Easonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Gethsemane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dukes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Langley Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Joyners Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Aventon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Drake Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nash County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Drake Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battleboro
- Nashville
- Rocky Mount
- Whitakers
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 Drake Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Nash 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 Drake Family Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2516811
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Nash, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Drake Family Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |