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A visit to the McCraw Cemetery ...


The location of the McCraw Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 McCraw Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.1918°   (35° 11' 30")

Lon:   -81.7354°   (-81° 44' 7")

The McCraw Cemetery is located in Cleveland County<2>.

The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Shelby. Shelby lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the McCraw Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 McCraw Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Cleveland County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the McCraw Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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.

    • Cliffside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
      • Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
    • Flint Hill ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
      • Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
    • Boiling Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Henrietta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
    • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
      • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
    • Six Points
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
      • Six Points is located in Rutherford County
    • Chesnee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnee
      • Chesnee is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesnee <5>
    • Caroleen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
      • Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
    • Mooresboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooresboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
      • Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Macedonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
    • Harris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Rutherford County
    • Gaffney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
      • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <5>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • East Gaffney
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gaffney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
        • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Sharon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
        • Sharon is located in Cleveland County
      • Lattimore
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lattimore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
        • Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Sandy Mush
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
        • Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
      • Ellenboro
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
        • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <5>
      • Mayo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brittain Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
        • Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
      • Alexander Mills
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
        • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
      • Holly Springs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
        • Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
      • Brooklyn
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
        • Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
      • Concord
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
        • Concord is located in Rutherford County
      • Earl
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
        • Earl is located in Cleveland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Dover
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
        • Dover is located in Cleveland County

    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
    • Gaffney

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the McCraw Cemetery.<6>

    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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Watkins Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2518657 <8>
    • Horton Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Horton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
    • Scruggs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scruggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scruggs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48702 <8>
    • Suck Creek Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suck Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Suck Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suck Creek Cemetery
    • Horton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Horton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
    • Robbs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robbs Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbs Cemetery
    • Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
      • 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 north of Boiling Springs.
      • The Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Camps Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185977 <8>
    • Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • State Line Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The State Line Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Line Cemetery
    • Cherokee Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cherokee Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee Creek Cemetery
    • Cliffside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Furnace Place Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furnace Place Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Furnace Place Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furnace Place Cemetery
    • Continue List   (21 more) ...
      • Jolly Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jolly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jolly Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jolly Cemetery
      • McCraw Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCraw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McCraw Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCraw Cemetery
      • Calvary Baptist Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Byars Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Byars Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byars Cemetery
      • Byars Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Byars Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byars Cemetery
      • Martin Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Martin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Crestview Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crestview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crestview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestview Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Burns Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Burns Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
      • Byars Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Byars Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byars Cemetery
      • Camp Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Camp Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Cemetery
      • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      • Beulah Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
      • Ellis Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
      • Mikes Creek Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mikes Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mikes Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mikes Creek Cemetery
      • Sarratt Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarratt Cemetery
      • Sarratt Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarratt Cemetery
      • Sandpit Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandpit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sandpit Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandpit Cemetery
      • Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Boiling Springs Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boiling Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boiling Springs Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boiling Springs Cemetery

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

    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 #2035398  (McCraw Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2035398 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: Boiling Springs South
      • County: Cleveland         Elev: 262
      • Location given for GNIS #2035398 (McCraw Cemetery)

    The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/

    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 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' 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 McCraw Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1918, Longitude: -81.7354       In this case, the coordinates for the McCraw Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <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.
    <8>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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