A visit to the Merritt 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 Merritt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Merritt Cemetery:
34.8646, -78.2042
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Merritt Cemetery is located in Sampson County<2>.
The county seat for Sampson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Merritt Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Merritt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Merritt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snipes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Snipes Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipes Cemetery
- Merritt Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- The Benton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vann Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46850 <5>
- Spearman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spearman Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Vann Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ingold Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Iron Mine Burial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Iron Mine Burial Park is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mine Burial Park
- Herring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Fennell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Fennell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennell Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Rose Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479086 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Merritt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Merritt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Delway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Brices Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Ingold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Elliott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Moltonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Harrells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Baltic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Turkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Duff Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carroll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Safe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Warsaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Teachey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Register
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Register is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Bonnetsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- McDaniels
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Wallace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Charity is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Everton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Everton is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Bowdens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bowdens is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
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 Merritt 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 Merritt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Magnolia
- Rose Hill
- Wallace
- Warsaw
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 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 Merritt 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 Merritt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #989746 (Merritt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #989746 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: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delway
- Location given for Merritt Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.864613 Lon: -78.2041608
- 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 Sampson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merritt 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. |
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