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:
34.7049, -78.2081
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 Sampson County<2>.
The county seat for Sampson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Herring Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Herring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Herring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Seavey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Seavey Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seavey Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Newkirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
- McMillian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Boney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boney Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boney Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Worrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Worrell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell Cemetery
- Fryar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryar Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Royal Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Royal Chapel Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Chapel Cemetery
- Iron Mine Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Iron Mine Burial Park is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mine Burial Park
- Baylam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Baylam Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baylam Cemetery
- Corbett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Corbett Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett Cemetery
- Newkirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
- Alderman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Alderman Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderman Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson 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 Herring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Herring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harrells
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Kerr
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Delway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Tomahawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Safe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Brices Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Duff Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ingold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Teachey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Tin City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Long View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- White Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Murphey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murphey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
- Charity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Kelly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Currie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cartersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hancheys Store
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hancheys Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancheys Store
- Register
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
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 Sampson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Herring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magnolia
- Rose Hill
- Wallace
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 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 Sampson 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 #986655 (Herring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986655 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: Sampson
- Est. Elev: 25 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrells
- Location given for Herring Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.704892 Lon: -78.2080503
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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 Sampson, 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |