A visit to the Garland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Garland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Garland Cemetery (FG ID #2152027).
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 Garland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garland Cemetery:
34.7852, -78.3774
The Garland Cemetery is located in Sampson County<2>.
The county seat for Sampson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Garland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Garland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ingold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Herring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Vann Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kerr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baylam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Baylam Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baylam Cemetery
- Spearman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Spearman Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman Cemetery
- Big Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Friendship Bible Holiness Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Melvin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marshburn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Snipes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Snipes Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipes Cemetery
- Melvin Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dyson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Dyson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson Cemetery
- Newkirk Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Merritt Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Garland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ingold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kerr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- White Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ammon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ivanhoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roseboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnetsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brices Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Moltonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yorick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruskin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salemburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Kitty Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Safe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Duff Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Baltic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Turkey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 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 Garland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sampson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Garland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Sampson 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 Garland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2152027
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Sampson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garland 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |