A visit to the King 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 King Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the King Cemetery:
36.0765, -77.6030
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the King Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The King Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County<2>.
The county seat for Edgecombe County is located in Tarboro. Tarboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the King Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the King Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Hutchins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
- Bulluck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bulluck Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulluck Cemetery
- Battle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Pettitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pettitt Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettitt Cemetery
- Old Bricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Bricks Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bricks Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carlyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Carlyle Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Tyler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Matthews Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Matthews Church Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Matthews Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Rocky Mount.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320405 <5>
- Harrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Hardy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gethsemane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Leggett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Roseneath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Whitakers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Battleboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Enfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Hartsease
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Scotland Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hope Lodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Speed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gold Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Drake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- North Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Tarboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hobgood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Braswells Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Princeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Tillery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dortches
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Rocky Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coakley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Palmyra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
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 King Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgecombe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battleboro
- Enfield
- Rocky Mount
- Scotland Neck
- Tarboro
- Whitakers
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 King Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Edgecombe 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 King Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #987977 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #987977 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: Edgecombe
- Est. Elev: 31 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Draughn
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0765436 Lon: -77.6030291
- 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 Edgecombe, 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- King 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. |