A visit to the Grover Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Grover Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Grover Cemetery (FG ID #47568).
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 Grover Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grover Cemetery:
35.1830, -81.4537
The Grover Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Grover.
The cemetery is located in Cleveland County<2>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Shelby. Shelby lies just to the north northwest of the Grover Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grover Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Grover Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grover Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Deal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Deal Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Long Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Archibald Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Freedom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clingham Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Etters Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etters Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Howser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Howser Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howser Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Patterson Springs Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Paran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Paran Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Paran Cemetery
- Goode Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- El Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Grover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grover Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grover
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Patterson Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Earl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blacksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Light Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Elizabeth City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Kings Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Briarwood Townhouses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Village Square Townhouses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Brittain Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Bessemer City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
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 Grover Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bessemer City
- Blacksburg
- Kings Mountain
- Shelby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Grover Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cleveland 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 Grover Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #47568
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #986179 (Grover Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986179 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: Cleveland
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grover
- Location given for Grover Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1829089 Lon: -81.453421
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cleveland, 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- Grover 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. |