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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Melvin Family Cemetery has been estimated.<3>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melvin Family Cemetery

Lat:   34.8261°   (34° 49' 33")

Lon:   -78.5559°   (-78° 33' 21")

The cemetery is located in Bladen County<4>.

As an estimate, the Melvin Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Ammon.

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 15 miles [24.1 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Bladen County
  • Big Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Sampson County
  • Marshburn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Bladen County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Bladen County
  • Sunrise Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Sampson County
  • Butler Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Sampson County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Bladen County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Dyson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dyson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Norris Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norris Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Home Cemetery is located in Sampson County
    • Cogdell Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cogdell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cogdell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cogdell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Grimes Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Melvin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melvin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Melvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Melvin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melvin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Melvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Sutton Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Kerr Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerr Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kerr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kerr Cemetery is located in Sampson County
    • Herring Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
    • Vann Family Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Spell Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spell Cemetery is located in Sampson County

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]<2> of the Melvin Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melvin Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Family Cemetery:

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:

The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Melvin Family Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8261, Longitude: -78.5559    
<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), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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