A visit to the Home 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 Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Home Cemetery:
35.0118, -78.6356
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Home 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 east of the Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Autry - Averitt Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Halls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Halls Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Spell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spell Cemetery
- Blue Sand Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Fayetteville.
- The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281768 <5>
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Fayetteville.
- The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sempsey Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2299856 <5>
- Alderson Parker Family Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Autry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Autry Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autry Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Green Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Autry - Daniels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawley 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Autryville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Stedman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rebel City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Salemburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roseboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Vander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Judson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Eastover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Wade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Reynolds Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Falcon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jerome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- McDaniels
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Bonnetsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Williams Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Godwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ammon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Kitty Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Beaman Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spiveys Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Holly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
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 Home 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 Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Home 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 Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #987001 (Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #987001 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: 48 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stedman
- Location given for Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0118341 Lon: -78.6355696
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Home 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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