A visit to the Elliott 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 Elliott Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elliott Cemetery:
35.4248, -81.6779
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elliott Cemetery is located in Cleveland County<2>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Shelby. Shelby lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Elliott Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elliott Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Elliott Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elliott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Lattimore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lattimore Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore Cemetery
- White Oak Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crowder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- Thomas Walker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Eaker Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaker Cemetery
- Beam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beam Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Cemetery
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wall's Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wall's Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall's Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Wall's Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976052 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Cemetery
- Mooney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- Fortune Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lattimore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lattimore Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore Cemetery
- Warlick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Warlick Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warlick Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Casar.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144697 <5>
- Heaven Bound Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Heaven Bound Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaven Bound Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Heaven Bound Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379602 <5>
- Webb Baptist Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sandy Run Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem 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 Elliott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elliott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Polkville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- New House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Hollis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Campcall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Kingstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Lawndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Casar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lattimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Sunshine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Washburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ellenboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Bostic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Fallston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Knob Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Olive Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Six Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Beam Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Caroleen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Toluca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
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 Elliott Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elliott 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 Elliott 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 Elliott Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #984729 (Elliott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #984729 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: 309 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Polkville
- Location given for Elliott Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4248492 Lon: -81.6778736
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elliott 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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