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:
36.0038, -77.3472
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 Martin County<2>.
The county seat for Martin County is located in Williamston. Williamston lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Griffin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Griffin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harman Cemetery is located in Martin County
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- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Hogun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hogun Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogun Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Bland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bland Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Palmyra Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
- Hyman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hyman Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman Cemetery
- Whitehard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Whitehard Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehard Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
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- Dorsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Cemetery
- Leggett House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mizell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mizell Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizell Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Charleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Staton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Staton Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staton Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Hardy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Oak City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hobgood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Speed
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Braswells Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Coakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Hassell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roseneath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Scotland Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
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- Hope Lodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
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- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tarboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parmele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Princeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Robersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leggett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Summerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
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- Conetoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Kelford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Roxobel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 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 Martin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethel
- Robersonville
- Scotland Neck
- Tarboro
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 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 Griffin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Martin 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 #986150 (Griffin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986150 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: Martin
- Est. Elev: 23 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmyra
- Location given for Griffin Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0037682 Lon: -77.3471889
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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 Martin, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |