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A visit to the Herring 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 Herring Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Herring Cemetery:

34.4993, -78.0242

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Herring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Herring Cemetery is located in Pender County<2>.

The county seat for Pender County is located in Burgaw. Burgaw lies just to the east northeast of the Herring Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Herring Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Herring Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Herring Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Page Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Page Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
  • Herring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Herring Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
  • Malpass Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Malpass Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malpass Cemetery
  • Croom Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Croom Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • Lamb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Lamb Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Bell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bell Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
  • Garrisons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Garrisons Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrisons Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Chadwick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Chadwick Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • Browning Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Browning Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Henry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Henry Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
    • Larkins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Larkins Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Cemetery
    • Isom Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Isom Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Cemetery
    • Wilton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wilton Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Cemetery
    • Malpass Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Malpass Cemetery is located in Pender County
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    • Riley's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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 Herring Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Herring Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Currie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Helena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Helena is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Ashton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ashton is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Burgaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Atkinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Murray Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Murray Town is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
  • Watha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Watha is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Long View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Long View is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
  • Skippers Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
  • Castle Hayne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Willard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Willard is located in Pender County
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  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Phoenix
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Ivanhoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Riegelwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Acme
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Acme is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Northwest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Navassa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
    • Wrightsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Armour
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Armour is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Sandy Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Malmo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Hightsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
    • Tin City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Tin City is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
    • Wallace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 Herring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pender County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Herring Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Burgaw
    • Burgaw lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Herring Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burgaw.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgaw
  • Wallace

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 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 Herring Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Pender 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 Herring Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1025381  (Herring Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1025381 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: Pender
      • Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Currie
      • Location given for Herring Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.4993331     Lon: -78.024159
      • 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 Pender, 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 from Point A (ie- Herring 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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