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A visit to the Gilgo 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 Gilgo Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilgo Cemetery:

34.9888, -76.3094

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gilgo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Gilgo Cemetery is located in Carteret County<2>.

The county seat for Carteret County is located in Beaufort. Beaufort lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Gilgo Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gilgo Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Gilgo Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilgo Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lupton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lupton Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton Cemetery
  • Atlantic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Atlantic Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Atlantic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Atlantic.
    • The Atlantic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Over the Brook Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244961 <5>
  • Isaiah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Isaiah Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaiah Cemetery
  • Stacy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stacy Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Cemetery
  • Royals Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Royals Creek Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royals Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Royals Creek Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Davis.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2384499 <5>
  • Community Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Community Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
  • Babb - Dixon Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Babb - Dixon Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb - Dixon Cemetery
  • Murphy Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
  • Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel Church Cemetery
  • Ocracoke Community Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Styron Family Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • British Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The British Cemetery is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the British Cemetery is located in Ocracoke.
    • The British Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ocracoke British Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46935 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • O'Neal Family Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord Church Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Broughton Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Broughton Cemetery is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton Cemetery
    • Tuttles Grove UMC Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Watson Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
    • Nolan Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • The Nolan Cemetery is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
      • The Nolan Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Susan Nolan Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2650299 <5>
    • Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ocean View Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ocean View Cemetery is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Gilgo Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilgo Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cedar Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Atlantic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sealevel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stacy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stacy is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
  • Portsmouth Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Portsmouth Village is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Village
  • Portsmouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Portsmouth is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Davis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sportsmans Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
  • Williston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Pamlico
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
  • Otway
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Otway is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
  • Yucca Village
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Yucca Village is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucca Village
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Smyrna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocracoke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North River is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Bettie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bettie is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Marshallberg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
    • Oriental
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Gloucester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gloucester is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
    • Straits
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Straits is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
    • Hobucken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
    • Harkers Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mesic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mesic is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Vandemere
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Merritt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Merritt is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt

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 Gilgo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carteret County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilgo Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Gilgo Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Carteret 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 Gilgo Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #985689  (Gilgo Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #985689 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: Carteret
      • Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Atlantic
      • Location given for Gilgo Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.9887759     Lon: -76.3093582
      • 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 Carteret, 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 from Point A (ie- Gilgo 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.