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A visit to the Granville Memorial Park ...


The location of the Granville Memorial Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Granville Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Granville Memorial Park

Lat:   36.2574°   (36° 15' 26")

Lon:   -78.6125°   (-78° 36' 44")

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 .

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 Granville Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Granville County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Granville Memorial Park itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Granville County
    • Providence
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Granville County
    • Tar River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
      • Tar River is located in Granville County
    • Oxford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Granville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
    • Fairport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in Granville County
    • Hester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
      • Hester is located in Granville County
    • Stem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
      • Stem is located in Granville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Lyons
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Granville County
    • Mount Energy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Energy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
      • Mount Energy is located in Granville County
    • Kittrell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Vance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittrell <4>
    • Dabney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
      • Dabney is located in Vance County
    • Creedmoor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Butner
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
        • Gill is located in Vance County
      • Bear Pond
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
        • Bear Pond is located in Vance County
      • South Henderson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
        • South Henderson is located in Vance County
      • Bobbitt
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobbitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
        • Bobbitt is located in Vance County
      • Henderson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Moriah
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
        • Moriah is located in Person County
      • Franklinton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gillburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
        • Gillburg is located in Vance County
      • Stovall
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stovall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
        • Stovall is located in Granville County
        • 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Granville Memorial Park.<5>

    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)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Wyche Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wyche Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Wyche Family Cemetery is located in Granville County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wyche Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Creedmoor.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyche Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327723 <6>
    • Plummer Cheatham Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plummer Cheatham Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plummer Cheatham Memorial Park is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plummer Cheatham Memorial Park
    • Community Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Community Memorial Gardens is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Memorial Gardens
    • Meadowview Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Crews Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crews Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crews Family Cemetery is located in Granville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crews Family Cemetery
    • Jess Kittrell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Confederate Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Confederate Cemetery is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Cemetery
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Garden Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Garden Memorial Cemetery is located in Vance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Garden Memorial Cemetery
    • Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Waller Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The Waller Cemetery is located in Granville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waller Cemetery
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Vance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Blacknall Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blacknall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blacknall Cemetery is located in Vance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blacknall Cemetery
      • Alpha Omega Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Carrington Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carrington Cemetery is located in Durham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrington Cemetery
      • Coley Family Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mt. Harmony Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Person County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Harmony Cemetery
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Fair View Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fair View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair View Cemetery
      • John Penns Grave
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Penns Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The John Penns Grave is located in Granville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Penns Grave

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

    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: GNIS record #1003927 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Oxford
      • County: Granville         Elev: 136
      • Location given for GNIS #1003927 (Granville Memorial Park)

    The official website for Granville County: www.granvillecounty.org/

    The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

    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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Granville Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2574, Longitude: -78.6125       In this case, the coordinates for the Granville Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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