A visit to the Mecum 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 Mecum Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mecum Cemetery:
36.1418, -80.1578
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mecum Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mecum Cemetery is located in Forsyth County<2>.
The county seat for Forsyth County is located in Winston - Salem. Winston - Salem lies just to the west southwest of the Mecum Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mecum Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mecum Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gardens of Memory Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens of Memory Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gardens of Memory Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Walkertown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47439 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oaklawn Memorial Gardens is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Winston - Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48277 <5>
- Mt. Gur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Gur Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gur Cemetery
- Eastlawn Gardens of Memory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marshall Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boston Cottage Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2582562 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Winston - Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48680 <5>
- God's Acre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The God's Acre is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for God's Acre
- To give a relative sense of its location, the God's Acre is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Winston - Salem.
- The God's Acre has also been known as:
- Salem Moravian Cemetery
- Salem Moravian God's Acre
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224695 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Salem Moravian God's Acre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Happy Hill Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Stultz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stultz Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stultz Cemetery
- Ogburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ogburn Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn Cemetery
- Bellevue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bellevue Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
- Piedmont Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Banner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Bethabara Moravin God's Acre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethabara Moravin God's Acre is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethabara Moravin God's Acre
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethabara Moravin God's Acre is located outside and to the northwest of Winston - Salem.
- Union Ridge UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Ridge UMC Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Ridge UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Winston - Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155186 <5>
- Goodwill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mecum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mecum Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Guthrie
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Guthrie is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Hampstead
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hampstead is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Dilhast
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dilhast is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilhast
- Willowbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
- Wellington Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Way is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Way
- Timber Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Talleys Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Talleys Crossing is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleys Crossing
- Walkertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chalk Level ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chalk Level is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Park Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Park Terrace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Terrace
- Cityview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cityview is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
- Sedge Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sedge Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedge Garden
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Sun Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
- High Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Kimberly Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kimberly Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Acres
- Abington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Old Hollow Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hollow Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hollow Estates
- Day Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Day Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Acres
- Creekwood Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Creekwood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekwood Acres
- Ogburn Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ogburn Station is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn Station
- Bon Air
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bon Air is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Brookwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brookwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
- North Winston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Winston is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winston
- East Winston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Winston is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winston
- Beeson Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
- Kernersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christy Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christy Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy Acres
- Applegate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Applegate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
- Cliffwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cliffwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Emorywood Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Emorywood Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emorywood Estates
- Greystone Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Smokerise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Kynwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Montview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montview is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montview
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 Mecum Cemetery. The following communities are located in Forsyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mecum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Mecum Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Forsyth 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 Mecum Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #989700 (Mecum Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #989700 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: Forsyth
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walkertown
- Location given for Mecum Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1418038 Lon: -80.1578235
- 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 Forsyth, 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- Mecum 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. |
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