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A visit to the Joppa Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Joppa Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Joppa Cemetery

Lat:   35.9065°   (35° 54' 23")

Lon:   -80.5776°   (-80° 34' 39")

The Joppa Cemetery is located in Davie County<2>.

The county seat for Davie County is located in Mocksville. Mocksville lies just to the southeast of the Joppa Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Joppa Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
    • The Rose Cemetery is located in Davie County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mocksville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48636 <5>
  • Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Davie County
  • Corinth Church of Christ Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fork Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fork Cemetery is located in Davie County
  • Farmington Cemeteries
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemeteries
    • The Farmington Cemeteries is located in Davie County
  • Moore's Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Andrews Episcopal Church
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Courtney Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Courtney Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Chinquapin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinquapin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinquapin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chinquapin Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
    • Turners Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turners Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turners Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turners Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • Sandy Springs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandy Springs Cemetery is located in Iredell County
    • Sandy Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Huntsville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Huntsville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • Tabernacle Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • Deep Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deep Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deep Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • Gospel Way Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gospel Way Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gospel Way Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gospel Way Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • South Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • Rowan Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowan Memorial Park
      • The Rowan Memorial Park is located in Rowan County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48649 <5>
    • Grubb Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grubb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grubb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grubb Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Davidson County

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 Joppa Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Joppa Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mocksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ephesus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ephesus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
    • Ephesus is located in Davie County
  • Calahaln
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calahaln. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
    • Calahaln is located in Davie County
  • Cooleemee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleemee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleemee
    • Cooleemee is located in Davie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooleemee <6>
  • Needmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Rowan County
  • Pittsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
  • Pino
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
    • Pino is located in Davie County
  • Cool Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
    • Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
  • Mount Vernon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
  • Woodleaf
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Advance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
    • Advance is located in Davie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <6>
  • Wyo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
    • Wyo is located in Yadkin County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Courtney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
      • Courtney is located in Yadkin County
    • Bermuda Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bermuda Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Run
      • Bermuda Run is located in Davie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,726 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bermuda Run <6>
    • Harmony
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Iredell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <6>
    • Barber
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
      • Barber is located in Rowan County
    • Clinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Davie County
    • Muddy Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
      • Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
    • Footville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
      • Footville is located in Yadkin County
    • Houstonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
      • Houstonville is located in Iredell County
    • Turnersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
      • Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
    • Cleveland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mocksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mocksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
      • Mocksville is located in Rowan County
    • Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Rowan County
    • Tyro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
      • Tyro is located in Davidson County
    • Clemmons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
      • Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <6>

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 Joppa Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Joppa Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Joppa Cemetery:

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 Joppa Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1007813  (Joppa Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1007813 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mocksville
    • County: Davie         Elev: 253
    • Location given for GNIS #1007813 (Joppa Cemetery)

The official website for Davie County: www.co.davie.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Davie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Joppa Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9065, Longitude: -80.5776       In this case, the coordinates for the Joppa Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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