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A visit to the Mears 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 Mears Cemetery ...

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

34.5954, -78.5739

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

The Mears Cemetery is located in Bladen County<2>.

The county seat for Bladen County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies just to the northwest of the Mears Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mears Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mears Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McGill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The McGill Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Cemetery
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Benson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Benson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Rising Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Rising Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Cemetery
  • McKoy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The McKoy Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy Cemetery
  • Melvin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Melvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bladen Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Warson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Warson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warson Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Atkinson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
    • Melvin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Melvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
    • McCall Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The McCall Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
    • Carroll Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
    • Lagoon Community Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dyson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dyson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson Cemetery
    • Marshburn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Marshburn Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshburn Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mears Cemetery.

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

  • Mount Olive
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Elizabethtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • White Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Yorick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yorick is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
  • Clarkton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruskin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruskin is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
  • Dublin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dublin is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Abbottsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
  • Rosindale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
  • Rico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rico is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
  • Bladenboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Council
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Council is located in Bladen County
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  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • White Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ammon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Ammon is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Tar Heel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Butters
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Butters is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
    • Kelly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kelly is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Tomahawk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Garland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Olive
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Kerr
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Kerr is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
    • Hallsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
    • Ivanhoe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe

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 Mears Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bladen County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mears 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 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 Mears Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Bladen 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 Mears Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #989693  (Mears Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #989693 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: Bladen
      • Est. Elev: 34 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elizabethtown South
      • Location given for Mears Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.5954485     Lon: -78.5738995
      • 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 Bladen, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mears 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.