A visit to the Erwin 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 Erwin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Erwin Cemetery:
35.7996, -81.6959
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Erwin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Erwin Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Morganton. Morganton lies just to the south of the Erwin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Erwin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Erwin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Erwin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bost Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bost Cemetery
- St. Marys Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Morganton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979594 <5>
- Burke Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Houck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Houck Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck Cemetery
- Conways Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Enon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Enon Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Valdese.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967288 <5>
- North Catawba Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The North Catawba Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catawba Cemetery
- Puett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Puett Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puett Cemetery
- Puette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Puette Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puette Cemetery
- Table Rock Adventist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Advent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Advent Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baton Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Baton Baptist Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baton Baptist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Baton.
- The Baton Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207698 <5>
- Obeth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Obeth Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeth Cemetery
- Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Enola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221695 <5>
- Harpertown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Harpertown Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown Cemetery
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]<3> of the Erwin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Erwin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chesterfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Morganton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Drexel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Glen Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Pinehurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Gamewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Adako
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Parkhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yellow Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Valdese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Collettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Enola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Baton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Cajah's Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Abingdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Rutherford College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Connelly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
- Lenoir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <6>
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 Erwin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Erwin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hudson
- Lenoir
- Morganton
- Valdese
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 Erwin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Erwin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011102 (Erwin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011102 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 347 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morganton North
- Location given for Erwin Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7995738 Lon: -81.6959317
- 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 Burke, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Erwin 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. |