A visit to the Melvin 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 Melvin Cemetery ...
The Melvin Cemetery is located in Sampson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baylam Cemetery
- The Baylam Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Boney Cemetery
- The Boney Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Community Cemetery
- The Community Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Fennell Cemetery
- The Fennell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Fryar Cemetery
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Hall Cemetery
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Herring Cemetery
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Herring Cemetery
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Iron Mine Burial Park
- The Iron Mine Burial Park is located in Duplin County
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- Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Duplin County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kelly Cemetery
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Kerr Cemetery
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- McMillian Cemetery
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Murphy Cemetery
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Newkirk Cemetery
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Newton Cemetery
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Peterson Cemetery
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Duplin County
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- Peterson Cemetery
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Peterson Cemetery
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Royal Chapel Cemetery
- The Royal Chapel Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Seavey Cemetery
- The Seavey Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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- Vann Family Cemetery
- Worrell Cemetery
- The Worrell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Melvin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Atkinson
- Beulah
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
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- Brices Crossroads
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
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- Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
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- Charity
- Charity is located in Duplin County
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- Concord
- Concord is located in Duplin County
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- Delway
- Delway is located in Sampson County
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- Duff Creek
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
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- Elliott
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
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- Garland
- Harrells
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Ingold
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
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- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
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- Kelly
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
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- Kerr
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
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- Long View
- Long View is located in Bladen County
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- Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- McDaniels
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
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- Moltonville
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
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- Murphey
- Murphey is located in Duplin County
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- Register
- Register is located in Duplin County
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- Rose Hill
- Safe
- Safe is located in Duplin County
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- Teachey
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Tin City
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
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- Tomahawk
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
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- Wallace
- Watha
- Watha is located in Pender County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- White Lake
- Willard
- Willard is located in Pender County
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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 Melvin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sampson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Melvin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magnolia
- Rose Hill
- Wallace
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 Melvin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Sampson 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 Melvin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1026227 (Melvin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1026227 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: Sampson
- Est. Elev: 22 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrells
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Sampson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Melvin Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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