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A visit to the Griffin 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 Griffin Cemetery ...

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

34.0396, -78.4903

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

The Griffin Cemetery is located in Brunswick County<2>.

The county seat for Brunswick County is located in Bolivia. Bolivia lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of the Griffin Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Griffin Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Griffin Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Coleman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
  • Azor James Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
  • Ward Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
  • McKeithan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The McKeithan Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeithan Cemetery
  • Mintz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Mintz Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintz Cemetery
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Brunswick Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Myrtle Head Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Myrtle Head Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Head Cemetery
  • Ross Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stack Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Stack Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stack Cemetery
    • Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Calabash.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317481 <5>
    • Davis Register Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Davis Register Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Register Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Register Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Shallotte.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139793 <5>
    • Register Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Register Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register Cemetery
    • Lehew Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lehew Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew Cemetery
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
    • Formyduval Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Formyduval Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formyduval Cemetery
    • St. Stevens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. Stevens Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stevens Cemetery
    • Blanton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
    • Manley Bennett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Manley Bennett Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Bennett Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Gurganus Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gurganus Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurganus Cemetery
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Griffin Cemetery.

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

  • Ash
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ash is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Longwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Exum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Exum is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
  • Shallotte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Makatoka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
  • Pireway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pireway is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
  • Bug Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
  • Carolina Shores
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
  • Sunset Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ocean Isle Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Calabash
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sivey Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Supply
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nakina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
    • Pine Level
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Little River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Holden Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Little Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
    • Longs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Creek Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
    • Varnamtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 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 Griffin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brunswick County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Griffin Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Brunswick 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 Griffin Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #986148  (Griffin Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986148 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: Brunswick
      • Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Exum
      • Location given for Griffin Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.0396153     Lon: -78.4902862
      • 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 Brunswick, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Griffin 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.
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