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A visit to the Ellington 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 Ellington Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ellington Cemetery (FG ID #2273810)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ellington Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ellington Cemetery has been estimated.<2>

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

Lat:   36.3948°   (36° 23' 41")

Lon:   -79.7940°   (-79° 47' 38")

The Ellington Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<3>.

The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Wentworth. Wentworth lies just to the east of the Ellington Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> of the Ellington Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Wentworth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wentworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wentworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wentworth Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
  • New Straightway House of Prayer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasantville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasantville Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
  • Deep Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deep Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deep Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Deep Springs Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
  • Setliff Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roselawn Memorial Gardens is located in Rockingham County
  • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
  • Eden Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Ellington Cemetery.

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

  • Wentworth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
    • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
  • College Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
    • College Village is located in Rockingham County
  • Providence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Rockingham County
  • Norwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Rockingham County
  • Shiloh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
  • Belmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Rockingham County
  • Reidsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
    • Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <7>
  • Eden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stoneville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
    • Stoneville is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneville <7>
  • Meadow Summit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Spray ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
    • Spray is located in Rockingham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Spray
    • From the Ellington Cemetery to Spray
  • Gold Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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 Ellington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ellington Cemetery:

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 Ellington Cemetery:

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Rockingham, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ellington Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3948, Longitude: -79.7940    
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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