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A visit to the McMasters Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the McMasters Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The McMasters Cemetery (FG ID #48311)

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 McMasters Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.8073°   (35° 48' 26")

Lon:   -79.6022°   (-79° 36' 7")

The McMasters Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.

The county seat for Randolph County is located in Asheboro. Asheboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the McMasters Cemetery .

Establishment of the McMasters Cemetery ...

The McMasters Cemetery was established in 1787.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 McMasters Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Randolph 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 McMasters 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 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McMasters Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McMasters Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Staley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
      • Staley is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staley <5>
    • Liberty
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
    • Melanchton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
      • Melanchton is located in Randolph County
    • Ramseur
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklinville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Julian
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Redcross
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
      • Redcross is located in Randolph County
    • Cedar Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
      • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
    • Millboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
      • Millboro is located in Randolph County
    • Siler City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Climax
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <5>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Central Falls
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
        • Central Falls is located in Randolph County
      • Kimesville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
        • Kimesville is located in Alamance County
      • Worthville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
        • Worthville is located in Randolph County
      • Coleridge
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
        • Coleridge is located in Randolph County
      • Snow Camp
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Camp
        • Snow Camp is located in Alamance County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Camp <5>
      • Randleman
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Forest Oaks
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
        • Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
      • Rock Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
        • Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
      • Pleasant Garden
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
        • Pleasant Garden is located in Guilford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Garden <5>
      • Asheboro
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asheboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheboro
        • Asheboro is located in Randolph County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,023 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheboro <5>
      • New Market
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
        • New Market is located in Randolph County
      • Sophia
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

    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 McMasters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McMasters Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the McMasters Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McMasters Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Holly Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Old Shady Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Olivers Chapel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olivers Chapel Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivers Chapel Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Amose Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Knoll Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sunset Knoll Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • The Sunset Knoll Cemetery has also been known as:
      • First Christian Church Cemetery
      • Ramseur Cemetery
      • Sunset Knoll Memorial Garden
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Knoll Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48889 <1>
    • Kildee Wesleyan Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Marley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marley Cemetery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marley Cemetery
    • Old Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
    • Gilmore Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmore Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilmore Memorial Park is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Memorial Park
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill Christian Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Holly Spring Friends Meeting Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Concord Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Concord Cemetery is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Bethlehem Wesleyan Church Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Randolph Memorial Park
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Randolph Memorial Park is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Memorial Park
      • Chatham Memorial Park
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatham Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chatham Memorial Park is located in Chatham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatham Memorial Park
      • Harshaw Grove MB Church Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bray Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bray Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Bray Cemetery is located in Chatham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bray Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148557 <1>
      • Mt. Vernon Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

    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 McMasters Cemetery:

    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #48311

    The official website for Randolph County: www.co.randolph.nc.us/

    The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Randolph, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McMasters Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8073, Longitude: -79.6022    
    <4>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.
    <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.




 

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