A visit to the Melvin Family Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Melvin Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Melvin Family Cemetery (FG ID #2383247).
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 Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melvin Family Cemetery:
34.8261, -78.5559
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Melvin Family Cemetery has been estimated.<3> - use with caution.
The Melvin Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Ammon.
The cemetery is located in Bladen County<4>.
The county seat for Bladen County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southwest of the Melvin Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Melvin Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Melvin Family Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melvin Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Big Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Marshburn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alderson Parker Family Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ellis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Friendship Bible Holiness Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Carroll Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Dyson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dyson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Ingold Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Autry - Averitt Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Home Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Home Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- Cogdell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Cogdell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Hardy - Cannady Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Melvin Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melvin Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ammon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McDaniels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roseboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruskin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yorick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ingold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Autryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Salemburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tar Heel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stedman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnetsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Tomahawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rebel City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Family 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 Melvin Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Melvin Family 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 Melvin Family Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2383247
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Melvin Family Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |