A visit to the Ephesus 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 Ephesus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ephesus Cemetery:
36.5354, -79.0231
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ephesus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Person County<2>.
The county seat for Person County is located in Roxboro. Roxboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Ephesus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ephesus Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ephesus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ephesus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Cunningham Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cunningham Family Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Family Cemetery
- The Cunningham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cuningham Family Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
- Waverly Plantation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310319 <5>
- Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodsdale Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale Cemetery
- Woodsdale Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allen Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Family Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Family Cemetery
- Allens Chapel Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Cemetery
- Calvary UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Calvary UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary UMC Cemetery
- The Calvary UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Calvary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49659 <5>
- Whitt Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Roxboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310307 <5>
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montague Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Montague Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Cemetery
- Bethel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody 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 Ephesus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ephesus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Ceffo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Semora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Delila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Hicks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Mayo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Cluster Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Roxboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitt Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Sutherlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Estelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Leasburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Allensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Jones
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Virgilina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Westside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Laurel Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Wilbourns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Omega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Blanch
(15 miles [24.1 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 Ephesus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Person County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ephesus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Milton
- Roxboro
- South Boston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ephesus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Person 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 Ephesus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1966677 (Ephesus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1966677 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: Person
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alton
- Location given for Ephesus Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5354179 Lon: -79.0230677
- 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 Person, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ephesus 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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