A visit to the Ledbetter 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 Ledbetter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ledbetter Cemetery:
35.1507, -79.9212
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ledbetter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Richmond County<2>.
The county seat for Richmond County is located in Rockingham. Rockingham lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Ledbetter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ledbetter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Ledbetter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ledbetter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Parsons - Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Legrand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Legrand Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legrand Cemetery
- Machine House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Machine House Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machine House Cemetery
- Haywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Haywood Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood Cemetery
- Ropers Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ropers Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Grove Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- Chisolm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Chisolm Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisolm Cemetery
- Bruton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bruton Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Cemetery
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
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- Piney Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Ellerbe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellerbe Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Cemetery
- Munn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Munn Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munn Cemetery
- Haywood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Haywood Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood Cemetery
- Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152161 <5>
- Rourks Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rourks Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rourks Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Belford Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Belford Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ledbetter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ledbetter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mangum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Mount Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Wadeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Ellerbe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Norman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lilesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roper ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Candor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
- Wadesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Honey Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Sugar Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Yates Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Biscoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Cordova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Rockingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Eagle Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Cairo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- East Rockingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
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 Ledbetter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richmond County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ledbetter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Norwood
- Polkton
- Rockingham
- Troy
- Wadesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ledbetter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Richmond 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 Ledbetter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1012775 (Ledbetter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1012775 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: Richmond
- Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Gilead East
- Location given for Ledbetter Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1507028 Lon: -79.9211644
- 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 Richmond, 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- Ledbetter 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. |