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:
35.1837, -81.6579
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCraw Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCraw Cemetery is located in Cleveland County<2>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Shelby. Shelby lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the 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 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the McCraw Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCraw Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Boiling Springs.
- The Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Camps Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185977 <5>
- Sarratt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Mikes Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mikes Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikes Creek Cemetery
- Sandpit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sandpit Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpit Cemetery
- Christian Fellowship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lavonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lavonia Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia Cemetery
- Robbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Robbs Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbs Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Huskins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Huskins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskins Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Faith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jolley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jolley Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley Cemetery
- McCraw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Ruppe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ruppe Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruppe Cemetery
- Jolly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jolly Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Cleveland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 McCraw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCraw Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Boiling Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Gaffney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Earl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Brittain Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Cliffside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Mooresboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Patterson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Six Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Lattimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Blacksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Village Square Townhouses
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Henrietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Briarwood Townhouses
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Caroleen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Chesnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ellenboro
(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.
- Blacksburg
- Chesnee
- Gaffney
- Shelby
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 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 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 #2035513 (McCraw Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2035513 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: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boiling Springs South
- Location given for McCraw Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1837374 Lon: -81.6578744
- 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 Cleveland, 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 from Point A (ie- McCraw 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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