A visit to the McCraw 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 McCraw Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCraw Cemetery:
35.1931, -81.7479
The McCraw Cemetery is located in Cleveland County<1>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Shelby. Shelby lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the McCraw Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCraw Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the McCraw Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCraw Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Suck Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Suck Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suck Creek Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Lavonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lavonia Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia Cemetery
- Jolley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jolley Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Horton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cliffside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- State Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Cherokee Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cherokee Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Creek Cemetery
- Robbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Robbs Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbs Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Byars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Crestview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crestview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Cemetery
- Furnace Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Furnace Place Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Place Cemetery
- Jolly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jolly Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Cemetery
- Painter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Painter Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- New Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pleasant Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- McCraw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Goode Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the McCraw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCraw Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Cliffside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Caroleen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chesnee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Mooresboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sandy Mush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gaffney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lattimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Ellenboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- East Gaffney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Alexander Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Brittain Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Forest City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 McCraw Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCraw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chesnee
- Forest City
- Gaffney
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 McCraw Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cleveland 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 McCraw Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2035399 (McCraw Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2035399 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: Cleveland
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boiling Springs South
- Location given for McCraw Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.192902 Lon: -81.7481558
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cleveland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- McCraw Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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