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A visit to the Machine House Cemetery ...


The location of the Machine House Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Machine House Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Machine House Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Machine House Cemetery

Lat:   35.0993°   (35° 5' 57")

Lon:   -80.0245°   (-80° 1' 28")

The Machine House Cemetery is located in Richmond County<2>.

The county seat for Richmond County is located in Rockingham. Rockingham lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the Machine House Cemetery .

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 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 Machine House Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Richmond County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Machine House Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Machine House Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Machine House Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mangum
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mangum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
      • Mangum is located in Richmond County
    • Ansonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
      • Ansonville is located in Anson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Mount Gilead
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
    • Roper ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
      • Roper is located in Anson County
    • Sugar Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
      • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
    • Wadesboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lilesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilesville
      • Lilesville is located in Anson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilesville <4>
    • Norwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Stanly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
    • Polkton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
      • Polkton is located in Anson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
    • Burnsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Anson County
    • Peachland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachland
      • Peachland is located in Anson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachland <4>
    • Ellerbe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerbe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe
      • Ellerbe is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellerbe <4>
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Mineral Springs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
        • Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
      • Morven
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
        • Morven is located in Anson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
      • Cordova
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
        • Cordova is located in Richmond County
      • Yates Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
        • Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
      • Honey Town
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
        • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
      • Norman
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
        • Norman is located in Richmond County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Rockingham
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
        • Rockingham is located in Richmond County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,520 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockingham <4>
      • McFarlan
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
        • McFarlan is located in Anson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • East Rockingham
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
        • East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
      • Troy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
        • Troy is located in Montgomery County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
      • Cedar Village
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
        • Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
      • Oakboro
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakboro
        • Oakboro is located in Stanly County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakboro <4>
      • Albemarle
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
        • Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
      • Fairfield
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
        • Fairfield is located in Union County

    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 Machine House 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 Machine House Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Albemarle
    • Morven
    • Norwood
      • Norwood lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Machine House Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norwood.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Oakboro
      • Oakboro lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Machine House Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oakboro.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakboro
    • Polkton
    • Rockingham
    • Troy
      • Troy lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Machine House Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Wadesboro

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Machine House Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Machine House Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Legrand Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Legrand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Legrand Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Legrand Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Ledbetter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledbetter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledbetter Cemetery
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
    • East View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East View Cemetery is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East View Cemetery
    • Bennett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
    • Richmond - Sturdivant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond - Sturdivant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richmond - Sturdivant Cemetery is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond - Sturdivant Cemetery
    • Parsons - Howell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsons - Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parsons - Howell Cemetery is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsons - Howell Cemetery
    • Ropers Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ropers Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ropers Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ropers Grove Cemetery
    • McRae Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McRae Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McRae Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McRae Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church Cemetery is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2589443 <7>
    • Haywood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haywood Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haywood Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Bruton Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bruton Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruton Cemetery
      • Camden Church Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The Camden Church Cemetery is located in Anson County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camden Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Wadesboro.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camden Church Cemetery
      • Chisolm Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisolm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chisolm Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisolm Cemetery
      • Pine View Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine View Cemetery is located in Anson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine View Cemetery
      • Haywood Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Haywood Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haywood Cemetery
      • Ellerbe Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellerbe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ellerbe Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellerbe Cemetery
      • Baucoms Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baucoms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Baucoms Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baucoms Cemetery
      • Northan Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Northan Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northan Cemetery
      • Gum Springs Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gum Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gum Springs Cemetery
      • Williamson Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
      • Blake Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blake Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blake Cemetery
      • Piney Grove Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Machine House Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #989208  (Machine House Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #989208 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ansonville
      • County: Richmond         Elev: 72
      • Location given for GNIS #989208 (Machine House Cemetery)

    The official website for Richmond County: www.co.richmond.nc.us/

    The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

    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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Machine House Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0993, Longitude: -80.0245       In this case, the coordinates for the Machine House Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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