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:
34.7460, -78.3108
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 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Herring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Herring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kerr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Cemetery
- Baylam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Baylam Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baylam Cemetery
- Vann Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ingold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Newkirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
- Seavey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Seavey Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seavey Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Herring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Fennell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fennell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennell Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Spearman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Spearman Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- The Benton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vann Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46850 <5>
- Murphy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- McMillian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Tomahawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Ingold
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Garland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Harrells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Delway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Ivanhoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- White Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brices Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- McDaniels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Safe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Duff Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Ammon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Snow Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Bonnetsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Atkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Wallace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Teachey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Elliott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Moltonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
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.
- Clinton
- Magnolia
- Rose Hill
- Wallace
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 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 #986656 (Herring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986656 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: 24 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tomahawk
- Location given for Herring Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7460042 Lon: -78.310832
- 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 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 'straight-line' 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> | 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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