A visit to the Flowers 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 Flowers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flowers Cemetery:
34.4629, -79.0078
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flowers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Flowers Cemetery is located in Robeson County<2>.
The county seat for Robeson County is located in Lumberton. Lumberton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Flowers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Flowers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Flowers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flowers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ivey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Ivey Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ivey Family Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ivey Family Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Proctorville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479590 <5>
- Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Proctorville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Proctorville Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Sealey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sealey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealey Cemetery
- Hedgpeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hedgpeth Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgpeth Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Hedgpeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hedgpeth Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgpeth Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Nye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Britt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Britt Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Flowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flowers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Orrum
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Boardman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Barnesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fairmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Williamson Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Fair Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Cerro Gordo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Allenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Butters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lumberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Lake View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grist
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lowe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Bladenboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raynham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Chadbourn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barker Ten Mile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Abbottsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Elrod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Rowland
(16 miles [25.7 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 Flowers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robeson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Flowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chadbourn
- Fairmont
- Lumberton
- Rowland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Flowers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Robeson 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 Flowers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #985239 (Flowers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #985239 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: Robeson
- Est. Elev: 32 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairmont
- Location given for Flowers Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4629434 Lon: -79.0078091
- 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 Robeson, 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- Flowers 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. |