A visit to the Hollywood 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 Hollywood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hollywood Cemetery:
34.9652, -78.5106
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hollywood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Sampson County<2>.
The county seat for Sampson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Hollywood Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Hollywood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hollywood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alderson Parker Family Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Spell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Spell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spell Cemetery
- Autry - Averitt Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Halls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Halls Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Cemetery
- Big Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy - Cannady Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Home Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bearskin MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Melvin Family Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Melvin Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Ammon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2383247 <5>
- Piney Green Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Piney Green Baptist Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Piney Green Baptist Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Clinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323013 <5>
- Calvary Tabernacle Pentecostal Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Clinton City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Clinton City Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton City Cemetery
- The Clinton City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clinton Cemetery
- Springvale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48826 <5>
- Springdale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Sandhills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Sandhills Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhills Cemetery
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vann Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hollywood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hollywood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roseboro
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Snow Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Salemburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- McDaniels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Bonnetsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Huntley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Autryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Rebel City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Reynolds Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Beulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Kitty Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stedman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beaman Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Ammon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Moltonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Keener
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
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 Hollywood 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 Hollywood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Hollywood 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 Hollywood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #986968 (Hollywood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986968 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: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roseboro
- Location given for Hollywood Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9651696 Lon: -78.5105626
- 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- Hollywood 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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