A visit to the Granville Memorial Park ...
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 Granville Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Granville Memorial Park:
36.2574, -78.6125
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Granville Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Granville Memorial Park is located in Granville County<2>.
The county seat for Granville County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies just to the north northeast of the Granville Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Granville Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Granville Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Granville Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Burnette Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burnette Family Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnette Family Cemetery
- The Burnette Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burnette Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2584765 <5>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Wyche Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wyche Family Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyche Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wyche Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Creedmoor.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327723 <5>
- Plummer Cheatham Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Community Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowview Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Meadowview Memorial Park is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Meadowview Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Oxford.
- The Meadowview Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Meadowview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48079 <5>
- Crews Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Crews Family Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Family Cemetery
- Jess Kittrell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Confederate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Creedmoor.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229549 <5>
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Garden Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peed Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Peed Family Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peed Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peed Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Butner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2353643 <5>
- Waller Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Blacknall Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Blacknall Cemetery is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacknall Cemetery
- Alpha Omega Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Alpha Omega Cemetery is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha Omega Cemetery
- Carrington Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Carrington Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington Cemetery
- Coley Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Coley Family Cemetery is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Family 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 Granville Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Granville Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Clay
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Tar River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Hester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Stem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Berea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Mount Energy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Kittrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dabney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Creedmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gela
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Butner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Bear Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- South Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bobbitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moriah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Franklinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gillburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Stovall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
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 Granville Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Granville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Granville Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berea
- Berea lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Granville Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berea.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Creedmoor
- Franklinton
- Henderson
- Oxford
- Oxford lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Granville Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oxford.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Stovall
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 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 Granville Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Granville 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 Granville Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1003927 (Granville Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1003927 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: Granville
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oxford
- Location given for Granville Memorial Park:
- Lat: 36.2573676 Lon: -78.6125016
- 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 Granville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Granville Memorial Park) 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. |