A visit to the Lehew 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 Lehew Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lehew Cemetery:
33.9882, -78.3594
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lehew Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lehew Cemetery is located in Brunswick County<2>.
The county seat for Brunswick County is located in Bolivia. Bolivia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Lehew Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lehew Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Lehew Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lehew Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gurganus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gurganus Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurganus Cemetery
- Silent Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Silent Grove Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Grove Cemetery
- Riley Sellers & Fred Cumbee Cemeteries
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brunswick Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Register Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Register Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Register Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Register Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Shallotte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139793 <5>
- Register Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Register Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register Cemetery
- Galloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery is located in Supply.
- The Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144586 <5>
- Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Concord UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Galloway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Mintz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mintz Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintz Cemetery
- Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Griffin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Milligan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Milligan Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Azor James Smith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View 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 Lehew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lehew Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shallotte
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sivey Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Holden Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Supply
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Isle Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Varnamtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Makatoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Exum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Ash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Longwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Sunset Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Calabash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint James is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,607 people
- Little River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Long Beach is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Yaupon Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yaupon Beach is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaupon Beach
- Pireway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Boiling Spring Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
- Bug Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Cedar Creek Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Caswell Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Winnabow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Lehew Cemetery. The following communities are located in Brunswick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lehew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Lehew Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Brunswick 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 Lehew Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #988340 (Lehew Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #988340 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: Brunswick
- Est. Elev: 14 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holden Beach
- Location given for Lehew Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9882274 Lon: -78.3594471
- 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 Brunswick, 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 from Point A (ie- Lehew 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. |