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A visit to the Holmes Hill 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 Holmes Hill Cemetery ...

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

34.4221, -78.2811

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

The Holmes Hill Cemetery is located in Bladen County<2>.

The county seat for Bladen County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northwest of the Holmes Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holmes Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Holmes Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Graham Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Graham Chapel Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Chapel Cemetery
  • Pleasant Union MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flynn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Flynn Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
  • Long Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Colvin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Colvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Kelley Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Sheman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Sheman Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheman Cemetery
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
  • Larkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Larkins Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Cemetery
  • New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Bolton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2529036 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Moore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • Hawes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hawes Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawes Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
    • Scull Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Scull Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Cemetery
    • Sykes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sykes Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
    • Dew Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Dew Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Cemetery
    • Long Bluff Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Long Bluff Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bluff Cemetery
    • Atkinson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
    • Newtown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Newtown Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown Cemetery

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 Holmes Hill Cemetery.

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

  • East Arcadia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Sandyfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Kelly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kelly is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Armour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Armour is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
  • Long View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Long View is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
  • Riegelwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Byrdville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
  • Acme
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Acme is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Delco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Atkinson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bolton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Northwest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Currie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Council
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Council is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Sandy Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Ivanhoe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Rosindale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
    • Lake Waccamaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Malmo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Phoenix
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Holmes Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Bladen 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 Holmes Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #986973  (Holmes Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986973 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: Bladen
      • Est. Elev: 8 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kelly
      • Location given for Holmes Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.4221126     Lon: -78.2811112
      • 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 Bladen, 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- Holmes Hill 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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