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A visit to the Mercer 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 Mercer Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mercer Cemetery:

34.0563, -78.1514

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mercer Cemetery is located in Brunswick County<2>.

The county seat for Brunswick County is located in Bolivia. Bolivia lies just to the north northeast of the Mercer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mercer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Mercer Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mercer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Randolph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Randolph Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
  • Concord UMC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
  • Riley Sellers & Fred Cumbee Cemeteries
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Silent Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Silent Grove Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Grove Cemetery
    • John N. Smith Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The John N. Smith Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John N. Smith Cemetery
      • The John N. Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Smith Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48796 <5>
    • Drew Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Drew Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Cemetery
    • Lehew Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Lehew Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew Cemetery
    • Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery is located in Supply.
      • The Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144586 <5>
    • Benton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Benton Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
    • Federal Point Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Federal Point Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point Cemetery
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson 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 Mercer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mercer Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bolivia
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Boiling Spring Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
  • Supply
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint James
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint James is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,607 people
  • Winnabow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Town Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Varnamtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Oak Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sivey Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
  • Long Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Long Beach is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Yaupon Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Yaupon Beach is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaupon Beach
  • Caswell Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Southport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Leland is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <6>
    • Old Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Shallotte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Holden Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kure Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Carolina Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sea Breeze
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
    • Malmo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Sandy Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Silver Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Belville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Belville is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
    • Makatoka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka

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 Mercer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brunswick County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mercer 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 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 Mercer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Brunswick 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 Mercer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1004672  (Mercer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1004672 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: Brunswick
      • Est. Elev: 10 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bolivia
      • Location given for Mercer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.0562827     Lon: -78.151384
      • 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 Brunswick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mercer 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.