A visit to the Lawing 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 Lawing Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawing Cemetery:
35.5629, -82.0054
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawing Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lawing Cemetery is located in McDowell County<2>.
The county seat for McDowell County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the north of the Lawing Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lawing Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Lawing Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawing Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Thermal City Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Glenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1516384 <5>
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Brackettown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brackettown Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackettown Cemetery
- Ridgway Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hemphill Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Mills Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Haney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haney Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Glades Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Glades Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades Cemetery
- Flack Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant CME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant CME Church Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant CME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant CME Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Union Mills.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2524829 <5>
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- West Court Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The West Court Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Court Cemetery
- Piney Knob Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little White Country Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baxter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- The Baxter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joseph Baxter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2519133 <5>
- Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Pass Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Pass Memorial Park is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Pass Memorial Park
- The Rocky Pass Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rocky Pass Cemetery
- Rocky Pass Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48621 <5>
- Hoover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Lawing Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawing Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vein Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Sugar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Thermal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Whitehouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Union Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- West Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Greenlee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Lackey Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Green Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Patten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Old Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ruth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Brindletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rutherfordton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sunshine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Dendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
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 Lawing Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDowell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawing Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Marion
- Old Fort
- Rutherfordton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Lawing Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to McDowell 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 Lawing Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #988218 (Lawing Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #988218 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: McDowell
- Est. Elev: 433 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sugar Hill
- Location given for Lawing Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.562902 Lon: -82.0053828
- 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 McDowell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lawing 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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