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A visit to the Marks Creek Cemetery ...

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 Marks Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Marks Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Marks Creek Cemetery

Lat:   34.9132°   (34° 54' 47")

Lon:   -79.6331°   (-79° 37' 59")

The Marks Creek Cemetery is located in Richmond County<2>.

The county seat for Richmond County is located in Rockingham. Rockingham lies just to the west northwest of the Marks Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Marks Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bethel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Hill Cemetery is located in Richmond County
  • Mary Love Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Richmond County
  • Green Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Richmond County
  • Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Dam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Dam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Richmond County
  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Richmond County
  • Clark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Richmond County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Richmond County
  • Seal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seal Cemetery is located in Richmond County
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Richmond County
  • Gwynn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwynn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gwynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gwynn Cemetery is located in Scotland County
  • Peels Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peels Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peels Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peels Chapel Cemetery is located in Scotland County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
    • Beaver Dam Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Dam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Dam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Richmond County
    • East Side Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Side Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Side Cemetery is located in Richmond County
    • Richmond County Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Morrison Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morrison Grove Cemetery is located in Richmond County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Richmond County
    • Barrington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barrington Cemetery is located in Richmond County
    • Speight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Speight Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • Wright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • Rachel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rachel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rachel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rachel Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • Watson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Richmond County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Marks Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Steen Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
    • Steen Town is located in Richmond County
  • Dobbins Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbins Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
    • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Hamlet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • New Town is located in Richmond County
  • Marston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
    • Marston is located in Richmond County
  • Rockingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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 <6>
  • East Rockingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Laurel Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Laurel Hill is located in Scotland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Hill <6>
  • Richmond Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
    • Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
  • Honey Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Hoffman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
    • Hoffman is located in Richmond County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
  • Yates Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
    • Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Gibson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <6>
    • Cordova
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Laurinburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurinburg
      • Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurinburg <6>
    • Ellerbe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <6>
    • Newtonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
      • Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
    • East Laurinburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
      • East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people

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 Marks Creek 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 Marks Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Marks Creek Cemetery:

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 Marks Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1731854  (Marks Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1731854 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: Hamlet
    • County: Richmond         Elev: 132
    • Location given for GNIS #1731854 (Marks Creek 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Marks Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9132, Longitude: -79.6331       In this case, the coordinates for the Marks Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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