A visit to the Faith 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 Faith Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Faith Cemetery:
35.1773, -81.5995
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Faith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Faith Cemetery is located in Cleveland County<2>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Shelby. Shelby lies just to the north northeast of the Faith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Faith Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Faith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Faith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Christian Fellowship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Sandpit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sandpit Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpit Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Mikes Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mikes Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikes Creek Cemetery
- Huskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Huskins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskins Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCraw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Youngs Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Youngs Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Grove Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Mt. Paran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Paran Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Paran Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope 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 Faith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Faith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Earl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Brittain Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- East Gaffney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Blacksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gaffney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Village Square Townhouses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Briarwood Townhouses
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Lattimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Light Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Elizabeth City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Mooresboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Six Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Cliffside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
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 Faith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Faith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Gaffney
- Shelby
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 helpful 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 Faith 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 Faith Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1967307 (Faith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1967307 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: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blacksburg North
- Location given for Faith Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1773499 Lon: -81.5995386
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Faith 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. |