A visit to the East Side 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 East Side Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Side Cemetery:
35.3004, -81.5287
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Side Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Side Cemetery is located in Cleveland County<2>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Shelby. Shelby lies just to the southwest of the East Side Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Side Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the East Side Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Side Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Royster Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Royster Memorial Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royster Memorial Park
- Sunset Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Ross Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ross Grove Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Grove Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Webb Memorial Lawns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Webb Memorial Lawns is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Memorial Lawns
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Ellis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Patterson Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Golden Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Earl.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247407 <5>
- Archibald Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capernaum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Capernaum Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capernaum Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the East Side Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Side Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shelby
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Village Square Townhouses
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Briarwood Townhouses
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Elizabeth City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Brittain Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Light Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Patterson Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Stubbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stony Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Beam Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Earl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Campcall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Lattimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Lawndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Dellview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Fallston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 East Side Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Side 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 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 East Side Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cleveland 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 East Side Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #984537 (East Side Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #984537 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: Cleveland
- Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelby
- Location given for East Side Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3004071 Lon: -81.5287016
- 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 Cleveland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Side 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. |