A visit to the McLaughlin 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 McLaughlin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McLaughlin Cemetery:
34.7666, -79.3098
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McLaughlin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Robeson County<2>.
The county seat for Robeson County is located in Lumberton. Lumberton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the McLaughlin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the McLaughlin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McLaughlin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Youth of Christ Holiness Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- McLeod Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Covington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Covington Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- McBryde Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McBryde Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Lillys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Conelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Conelly Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conelly Cemetery
- Stewartsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stewartsville Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- New Prospect Holiness Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McPhatter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McPhatter Cemetery is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhatter Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurinburg City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47686 <5>
- Graham / Lowery Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham / Lowery Family Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham / Lowery Family Cemetery
- The Graham / Lowery Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Graham Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419577 <5>
- Alloway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Alloway Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway Cemetery
- Purcell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Purcell Cemetery is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell Cemetery
- Gilchrist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Gilchrist Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Community Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 McLaughlin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McLaughlin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Maxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Banks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Pates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Philadelphus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Red Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Laurinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Crump Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laurinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Raemon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hasty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Elrod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Shannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Alfordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Bowmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Richmond Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Rennert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Gold Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Laurel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McColl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Lowe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Dundarrach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
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 McLaughlin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robeson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McLaughlin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Laurinburg
- Maxton
- McColl
- Pembroke
- Red Springs
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 helpful 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 McLaughlin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Robeson 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 McLaughlin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #989605 (McLaughlin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #989605 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: Robeson
- Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wakulla
- Location given for McLaughlin Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7665508 Lon: -79.3097629
- 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 Robeson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McLaughlin 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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