A visit to the Leggett 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 Leggett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leggett Cemetery:
34.4424, -79.0886
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leggett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Leggett Cemetery is located in Robeson County<2>.
The county seat for Robeson County is located in Lumberton. Lumberton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Leggett Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Leggett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leggett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Inman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Inman Cemetery is located in Robeson County
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- Barfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Barfield Cemetery is located in Robeson County
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- Barfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Barfield Cemetery is located in Robeson County
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- Hardin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
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- Hardin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
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- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
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- Barfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Barfield Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Bethea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethea Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethea Cemetery
- Barnesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnesville Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville Cemetery
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- Noblin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Noblin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblin Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Hedgpeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hedgpeth Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgpeth Cemetery
- Nye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill 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 Leggett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leggett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barnesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
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- Proctorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Fairmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orrum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boardman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Fair Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- McDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Raynham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Williamson Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cerro Gordo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Allenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Lumberton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nichols
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lowe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Elrod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grist
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Butters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Floydale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Alfordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Dillon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Leggett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robeson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leggett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dillon
- Fairmont
- Lumberton
- Rowland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Leggett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Robeson 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 Leggett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #988331 (Leggett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #988331 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: Robeson
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairmont
- Location given for Leggett Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4423869 Lon: -79.0886457
- 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 Robeson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leggett 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. |