A visit to the Lucas 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 Lucas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lucas Cemetery:
34.5188, -78.4128
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lucas Cemetery is located in Bladen County<2>.
The county seat for Bladen County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Lucas Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lucas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lucas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beatty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Beatty Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Lagoon Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Warson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Warson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warson Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- McKoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McKoy Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Barnhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnhill Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beatty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Beatty Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Cemetery
- Anders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Anders Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anders Cemetery
- Dyson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson 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 Lucas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lucas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kelly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Council
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rosindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- White Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Arcadia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Mount Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Sandyfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Ivanhoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Kerr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Long View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Rico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Bolton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Atkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Armour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Tomahawk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Lake Waccamaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Byrdville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Riegelwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Hallsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Delco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Abbottsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
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 Lucas Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bladen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lucas 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 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 Lucas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Bladen 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 Lucas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #989113 (Lucas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #989113 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: Bladen
- Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Singletary Lake
- Location given for Lucas Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.518781 Lon: -78.4127818
- 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 Bladen, 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 from Point A (ie- Lucas 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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