A visit to the Leach 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 Leach Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leach Cemetery:
34.7924, -79.4700
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leach Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Leach Cemetery is located in Scotland County<2>.
The county seat for Scotland County is located in Laurinburg. Laurinburg lies just to the south of the Leach Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leach Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Leach Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leach Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Snead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Snead Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead Cemetery
- Malloy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Malloy Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malloy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Malloy Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Laurel Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47969 <5>
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Blue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blue Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cemetery
- Covington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Covington Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
- Snead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Snead Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Lytch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lytch Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytch Cemetery
- McKinnon Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McKinnon Family Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McKinnon Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Laurinburg.
- The McKinnon Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- McKinnon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2389839 <5>
- Stewartsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewartsville Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
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 Leach Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leach Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Laurinburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Laurinburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Richmond Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hasty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Maxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wagram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McColl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crump Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Alma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ghio Scholl Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Newtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Steen Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Tatum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Raemon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Red Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Marston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Bowmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Dobbins Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hamlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
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 Leach Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scotland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leach Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hamlet
- Laurinburg
- Maxton
- McColl
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Leach Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Scotland 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 Leach Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #988244 (Leach Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #988244 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: Scotland
- Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurinburg
- Location given for Leach Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7923826 Lon: -79.4700469
- 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 Scotland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leach 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. |