A visit to the Haw River 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 Haw River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Haw River Cemetery:
35.7654, -79.0742
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Haw River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Haw River Cemetery is located in Chatham County<2>.
The county seat for Chatham County is located in Pittsboro. Pittsboro lies just to the west southwest of the Haw River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Haw River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Haw River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Haw River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ebenezer AME Zion Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manns Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Manns Chapel Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Chapel Cemetery
- Riggsbee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Riggsbee Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsbee Cemetery
- Sparrows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sparrows Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Cemetery
- McCauley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The McCauley Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauley Cemetery
- Tilley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Tilley Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilley Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Cheek Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- Emmaus Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Partin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chatham Friends Meeting Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Methodist Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Farmville Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Farmville Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville Cemetery
- Restland Memorial Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Starlight Memorial Garden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Crest Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Hill Crest Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest Cemetery
- Glenview Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenview Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview Cemetery
- Beechwood Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Haw River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Haw River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fearrington Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
- Bynum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Pittsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
- Moncure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Davie Circle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Tenney Circle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tenney Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney Circle
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rangewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Mount Bolus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Bolus is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bolus
- Carrboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Apex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parkwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Summerfield Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Summerfield Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Crossing
- Lake Ellen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Ashley Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ashley Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Forest
- Mandale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mandale is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Calvander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Calvander is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvander
- Brickhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Hollemans Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- Indian Trail
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Morrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Timberlyne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Timberlyne is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlyne
- Northwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Northwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
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 Haw River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chatham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Haw River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apex
- Apex lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Haw River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Apex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Chapel Hill
- Pittsboro
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 Haw River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Chatham 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 Haw River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #986518 (Haw River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986518 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: Chatham
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farrington
- Location given for Haw River Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7654255 Lon: -79.0741781
- 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 Chatham, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haw River 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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