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A visit to the Meares 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 Meares Cemetery ...

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

34.3202, -79.0214

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meares Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Meares Cemetery is located in Columbus County<2>.

The county seat for Columbus County is located in Whiteville. Whiteville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east of the Meares Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Meares Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Meares Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Powell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
  • Bass - Walters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sealey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Sealey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealey Cemetery
  • Page Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Page Cemetery is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Hammond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
  • Britt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Britt Cemetery is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt Cemetery
  • Sealey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Sealey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealey Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Edwards Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Marietta.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47294 <5>
    • Floyd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Floyd Cemetery is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
    • Sealey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sealey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealey Cemetery
    • Joseph Page Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lovett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Lovett Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett Cemetery
    • Williamson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
    • Walters Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Walters Cemetery is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meares Cemetery.

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

  • Fair Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Cerro Gordo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Barnesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Cedar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Williamson Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
  • Marietta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marietta is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Lake View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nichols
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grist
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Grist is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
  • Evergreen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Boardman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Boardman is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Orrum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Orrum is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Proctorville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Chadbourn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Clarendon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Green Sea
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Emerson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Fairmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tabor City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cribb Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
    • Mount Olive
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mullins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mullins is located in Marion County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullins <6>
    • Finklea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea

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 Meares Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbus County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Meares Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Columbus 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 Meares Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #989691  (Meares Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #989691 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: Columbus
      • Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fair Bluff
      • Location given for Meares Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.3201667     Lon: -79.0214202
      • 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 Columbus, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meares 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.