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:
36.0104, -77.9555
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 Nash County<2>.
The county seat for Nash County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies just to the south of the Griffin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Griffin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hedgepeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hedgepeth Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgepeth Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Nash County
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- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Nash County
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- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
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- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Nash County
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- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Nash County
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- May Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The May Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Nash County
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- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Nash County
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- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Coley Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Hilliard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
- Hales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hales Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Nashville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Regency Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Corinth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
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- Dukes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Snells Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Westry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Batchelor Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Halifax Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Dortches
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Matthews Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- Momeyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Momeyer is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momeyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Hilliardston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Bass Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
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- White Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Nash County
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- Sandy Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Langley Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Drake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Castalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Lancaster Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Old Spring Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Spring Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hope
- Easonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- North Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Gold Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mays Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
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. The following communities are located in Nash 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 begin 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 Griffin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Nash 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 #986151 (Griffin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986151 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: Nash
- Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Red Oak
- Location given for Griffin Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0104309 Lon: -77.9555402
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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 Nash, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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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