A visit to the Grimes 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 Grimes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grimes Cemetery:
35.5574, -77.1677
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grimes Cemetery is located in Pitt County<2>.
The county seat for Pitt County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Grimes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grimes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Grimes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grimes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- William H. Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The William H. Edwards Cemetery is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William H. Edwards Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William H. Edwards Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Greenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419273 <5>
- Cherry Run Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thomas H. Langley Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Thomas H. Langley Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Thomas H. Langley Family Cemetery is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas H. Langley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2465152 <5>
- Taft Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Simpson Cemetery is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Simpson Cemetery
- Rogers Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Family Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Family Cemetery
- Joseph F. Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Homestead Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pinewood Memorial Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Memorial Park
- The Pinewood Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Pinewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131873 <5>
- Samuel Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Samuel Moore Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Moore Cemetery
- The Samuel Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore Cemetery
- Wootentown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitehurst Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edwards Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gleenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Gleenwood Cemetery is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleenwood 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 Grimes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grimes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grimesland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Chocowinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Pactolus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Simpson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Washington Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Shelmerdine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Calico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Whichard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whichard is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
- River Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Heritage Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bells Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Ripple City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Stokes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Congleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Clayroot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Summerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Bear Grass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Red Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
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 Grimes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pitt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grimes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Grimes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Pitt 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 Grimes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #986160 (Grimes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986160 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: Pitt
- Est. Elev: 14 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grimesland
- Location given for Grimes Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5573846 Lon: -77.167735
- 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 Pitt, 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- Grimes 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |