A visit to the Lawrence 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 Lawrence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawrence Cemetery:
36.0068, -77.6714
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County<2>.
The county seat for Edgecombe County is located in Tarboro. Tarboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Lawrence Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lawrence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawrence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- St. Matthews Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Bulluck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bulluck Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulluck Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Carlyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carlyle Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- Battle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
- Tyler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Battle Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Battle Park Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Park Cemetery
- The Battle Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Mount Mill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977750 <5>
- Northeastern Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pineview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- Bulluck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bulluck Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulluck 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 Lawrence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawrence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hartsease
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Leggett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Gethsemane
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Battleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Whitakers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Drake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hope Lodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Taylor Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Gold Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Tarboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dortches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Halifax Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Princeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Roseneath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Ashburk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Speed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Enfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battleboro
- Enfield
- Rocky Mount
- 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 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #988222 (Lawrence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #988222 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: 23 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitakers
- Location given for Lawrence Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0068214 Lon: -77.6713638
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lawrence 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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