A visit to the Kennedy 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 Kennedy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kennedy Cemetery:
36.1621, -77.8366
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Kennedy Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Kennedy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kennedy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Dozier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dozier Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dozier Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47256 <5>
- Dozier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dozier Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Silver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
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- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Ethridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ethridge Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knight Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Enfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47857 <5>
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Ricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ricks Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks Cemetery
- Ricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ricks Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Manns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Manns Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Gaskins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gaskins Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kennedy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kennedy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ringwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Taylor Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Hilliardston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Gold Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aventon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Whitakers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brinkleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Drake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Heathsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Hollister
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Taylors Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Red Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Battleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dukes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Dortches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Gethsemane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Airlie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- North Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Castalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Matthews Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
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 Kennedy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kennedy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battleboro
- Enfield
- Nashville
- Whitakers
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 Kennedy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 Kennedy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #987919 (Kennedy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #987919 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 69 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ringwood
- Location given for Kennedy Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1620964 Lon: -77.8366467
- 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 Halifax, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kennedy 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |