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A visit to the Drew 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 Drew Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Drew Cemetery:

34.0510, -77.9558

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

The Drew Cemetery is located in Brunswick County<2>.

The county seat for Brunswick County is located in Bolivia. Bolivia lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Drew Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Drew Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Drew Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Federal Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Federal Point Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point Cemetery
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Freeman Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hanks Chapel Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485215 <5>
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • John N. Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The John N. Smith Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John N. Smith Cemetery
    • The John N. Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smith Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48796 <5>
  • Farrow Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
  • Masonboro Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenlawn Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Park
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Mercer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Mercer Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Oleander Memorial Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Delgado Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Delgado Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delgado Cemetery
      • The Delgado Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Spofford Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229370 <5>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188187 <5>
    • St. James Episcopal Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Randolph Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Randolph Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
    • St. Andrews On-the-Sound Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmington National Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bellevue Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bellevue Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
    • B'nai Israel Hebrew Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pine Forest Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Forest Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
    • Calvary Memorial Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakdale Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48265 <5>

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 Drew Cemetery.

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

  • Carolina Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sea Breeze
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
  • Kure Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Old Town is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Boiling Spring Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
  • Myrtle Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
  • Silver Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Southport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Leland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Leland is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <6>
  • Masonboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonboro
  • Winnabow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint James
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint James is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,607 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Caswell Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Town Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Bolivia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Seagate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Seagate is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
    • Belville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Belville is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
    • Oak Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Beach is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Yaupon Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Yaupon Beach is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaupon Beach
    • Bald Head Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wrightsville Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Windemere
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Windemere is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
    • Navassa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
    • Kings Grant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Smith Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
    • Hightsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville

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 Drew Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brunswick County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Drew Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Drew Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Brunswick 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 Drew Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #984330  (Drew Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #984330 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: Brunswick
      • Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Carolina Beach
      • Location given for Drew Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.0510057     Lon: -77.9558212
      • 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 Brunswick, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Drew 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.