A visit to the McLean 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 McLean Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McLean Cemetery:
35.0868, -79.7006
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McLean Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McLean Cemetery is located in Richmond County<2>.
The county seat for Richmond County is located in Rockingham. Rockingham lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the McLean Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McLean Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the McLean Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McLean Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Ellerbe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellerbe Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Cemetery
- Rourks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rourks Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rourks Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Green Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Green Lake Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Haywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Haywood Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood Cemetery
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Bear Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Marcus Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Marcus Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Grove Cemetery
- Parsons - Howell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Watson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Taylor Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Northan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Northan Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northan Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Blue Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cemetery
- Jackson Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Belford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Belford Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belford 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 McLean Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McLean Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ellerbe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Norman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Marston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Hoffman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Foxfire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Jackson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Honey Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Rockingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yates Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- East Rockingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Dobbins Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Silver Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West End
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Hamlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pinebluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Taylortown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Eagle Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Candor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Steen Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Mangum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
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 McLean Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richmond County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McLean Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aberdeen
- Hamlet
- Pinebluff
- Pinehurst
- Rockingham
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 McLean Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Richmond 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 McLean Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731888 (McLean Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731888 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: Richmond
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millstone Lake
- Location given for McLean Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0868173 Lon: -79.7006028
- 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 Richmond, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McLean 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. |