A visit to the Mathias 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 Mathias Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mathias Cemetery:
36.5277, -76.5777
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mathias Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mathias Cemetery is located in Gates County<2>.
The county seat for Gates County is located in Gatesville. Gatesville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Mathias Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mathias Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Mathias Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mathias Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Winslow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Winslow Cemetery is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Brinkley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brinkley Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Cemetery
- Riddick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riddick Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddick Cemetery
- Skeeter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Skeeter Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeeter Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Rabey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Rabey Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabey Cemetery
- Badger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Badger Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Duke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Riddick Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Riddick Cemetery is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddick Cemetery
- Riddick Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Riddick Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddick Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion UMC Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Mintonsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188855 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Rawles Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rawles Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawles Cemetery
- Rosemont Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49746 <5>
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Warwick Baptist Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winslow - Ward Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Up River Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Up River Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Up River 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 Mathias Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mathias Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Corapeake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holly Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Sunbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acorn Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Whaley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Willeyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Gates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Muddy Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Horseshoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Reynoldson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Gatesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchells Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Hobbsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Manning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Roduco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Mintonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Suffolk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pittmantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Kilby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Gliden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Nicanor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
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 Mathias Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gates County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mathias Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Mathias Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Gates 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 Mathias Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #989458 (Mathias Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #989458 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: Gates
- Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Corapeake
- Location given for Mathias Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5276525 Lon: -76.5777284
- 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 Gates, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mathias 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. |