A visit to the Memory Gardens ...
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 Memory Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memory Gardens:
36.3843, -76.3041
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memory Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memory Gardens is located in Pasquotank County<2>.
The county seat for Pasquotank County is located in Elizabeth City. Elizabeth City lies just to the southeast of the Memory Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memory Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Memory Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.
- West Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- New Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- William G. Wood Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The William G. Wood Family Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William G. Wood Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William G. Wood Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Woodville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2441059 <5>
- New Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Porters Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Up River Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Up River Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Up River Cemetery
- Gilbert Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moyock Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Moyock Cemetery is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyock Cemetery
- Northwest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Northwest Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Cemetery
- Wallaceton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Wallaceton Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wallaceton Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2634619 <5>
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- Riddick Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Riddick Cemetery is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddick Cemetery
- Riddicks Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Godfrey Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Godfrey Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Walker Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Family Cemetery is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Shiloh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2474002 <5>
- Nixon Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
- New Hope UMC Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Belvidere.
- The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chappell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188876 <5>
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
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]<3> of the Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memory Gardens, with the nearest first:
- South Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belcross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Nicanor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Shawboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Snowden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Moyock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nixonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Winfall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elizabeth City Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Tulls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Acorn Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Belvidere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Riddle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riddle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Snow Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Hertford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Currituck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Hobbsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
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 Memory Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pasquotank County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabeth City
- Hertford
- Moyock
- South Mills
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 professional and volunteer 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 Memory Gardens:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Pasquotank 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 Memory Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1003269 (Memory Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1003269 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: Pasquotank
- Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Mills
- Location given for Memory Gardens:
- Lat: 36.3843215 Lon: -76.3041046
- 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 Pasquotank, 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' (or 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- Memory Gardens) 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. |