A visit to the McRae 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 McRae Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McRae Cemetery:
35.2738, -79.9945
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McRae Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McRae Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the northeast of the McRae Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McRae Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the McRae Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McRae Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ropers Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ropers Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Grove Cemetery
- Bruton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bruton Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Chisolm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chisolm Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisolm Cemetery
- Haywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Haywood Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152161 <5>
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Troy.
- The Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991197 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Zoar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Stanly Gardens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Munn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Munn Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munn Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Legrand Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Legrand Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legrand Cemetery
- Sedberry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sedberry Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedberry Cemetery
- Love Joy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Love Joy Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Joy Cemetery
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 McRae Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McRae Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wadeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Mount Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Mangum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Badin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roper ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Palmerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Albemarle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Biscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cedar Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Candor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Blaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Norman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ether
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Allreds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Abner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Eleazer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Burnsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- New London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Bloomington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
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 McRae Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McRae Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albemarle
- Badin
- Norwood
- Troy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McRae Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 McRae Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1003711 (McRae Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1003711 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy
- Location given for McRae Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2737542 Lon: -79.994499
- 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 Montgomery, 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 from Point A (ie- McRae 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. |