A visit to the Kerr 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 Kerr Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kerr Cemetery:
34.7113, -78.3442
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kerr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kerr Cemetery is located in Sampson County<2>.
The county seat for Sampson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north of the Kerr Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kerr Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Kerr Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kerr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sutton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Baylam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baylam Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baylam Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Friendship Bible Holiness Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Bible Holiness Church Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Friendship Bible Holiness Church Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Bible Holiness Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344222 <5>
- Norris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Pridgen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pridgen Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pridgen Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Newkirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Vann Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Barnhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Barnhill Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill Cemetery
- Dyson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dyson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson Cemetery
- Bannerman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bannerman Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerman Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- McMillian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Seavey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Seavey Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seavey Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Fennell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fennell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Kerr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kerr Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tomahawk
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Kerr
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Harrells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- White Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Delway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- McDaniels
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Ammon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Brices Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Elizabethtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Kelly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Atkinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Safe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Beulah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Duff Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Yorick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Long View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Ruskin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Wallace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Teachey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Rose Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roseboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moltonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bonnetsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
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 Kerr 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 Kerr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Elizabethtown
- Rose Hill
- Wallace
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 either 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 Kerr 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 Kerr Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #987937 (Kerr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #987937 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: 26 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tomahawk
- Location given for Kerr Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7112818 Lon: -78.344167
- 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 from Point A (ie- Kerr 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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