A visit to the Massey 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 Massey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Massey Cemetery:
36.5324, -77.6494
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Massey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Massey Cemetery is located in Northampton County<2>.
The county seat for Northampton County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Massey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Massey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Massey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Massey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Rook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rook Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Squire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Squire Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Cemetery
- Wyche Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wyche Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyche Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Roanoke Rapids.
- The Cedarwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roanoke Rapids Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47078 <5>
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Crestview Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- Cordle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Cordle Cemetery is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordle Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Sign Rock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Sign Rock Cemetery is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock Cemetery
- Greensville Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Vaughan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
- Falling Run Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Falling Run Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Run Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Massey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Massey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gaston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Roanoke Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Rosemary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skippers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Weldon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Ante
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Henrico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seaboard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Claresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Emporia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Emporia City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Radium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Radium is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Ankum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gasburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Halifax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Allen Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Ezell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Gholsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Totaro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Littleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Margarettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
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 Massey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Northampton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Massey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emporia
- Halifax
- Jackson
- Littleton
- Roanoke Rapids
- Weldon
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 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 Massey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Northampton 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 Massey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #989444 (Massey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #989444 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: Northampton
- Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barley
- Location given for Massey Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5323723 Lon: -77.6494257
- 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 Northampton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Massey 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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