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A visit to the Merritt Cemetery ...


The location of the Merritt Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Merritt Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.8610°   (34° 51' 39")

Lon:   -78.1880°   (-78° 11' 16")

The Merritt Cemetery is located in Sampson County<2>.

The county seat for Sampson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Merritt Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Merritt Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
      • Delway is located in Sampson County
    • Concord
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Duplin County
    • Brices Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brices Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
      • Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Magnolia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
    • Elliott
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Sampson County
    • Ingold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
      • Ingold is located in Sampson County
    • Harrells
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
      • Harrells is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Moltonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
      • Moltonville is located in Sampson County
    • Duff Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
      • Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
    • Rose Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Carroll
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Carroll is located in Duplin County
    • Baltic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
      • Baltic is located in Duplin County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Turkey
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
        • Turkey is located in Sampson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <4>
      • Safe
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Safe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
        • Safe is located in Duplin County
      • Warsaw
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
        • Warsaw is located in Duplin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
      • Beulah
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
        • Beulah is located in Sampson County
      • Garland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tomahawk
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomahawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
        • Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
      • Teachey
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teachey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
        • Teachey is located in Duplin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Register
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
        • Register is located in Duplin County
      • Clinton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wallace
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
        • Wallace is located in Duplin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,859 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <4>
      • Tin City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
        • Tin City is located in Duplin County
      • Murphey
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
        • Murphey is located in Duplin County
      • Kenansville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
        • Kenansville is located in Duplin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <4>
      • Everton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
        • Everton is located in Duplin County
      • Bowdens
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
        • Bowdens is located in Duplin County
      • Bonnetsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
        • Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
      • McDaniels
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
        • McDaniels is located in Sampson County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Merritt Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Merritt Memorial Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Merritt Memorial Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Memorial Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Snipes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snipes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snipes Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snipes Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Wells Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
    • Benton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Benton Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • The Benton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Vann Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46850 <6>
    • Spearman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spearman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spearman Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spearman Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Vann Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingold Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Community Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Community Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Johnson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jones Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in Duplin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Peterson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Peterson Cemetery is located in Duplin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
      • Iron Mine Burial Park
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron Mine Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Iron Mine Burial Park is located in Duplin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron Mine Burial Park
      • Herring Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herring Cemetery
      • Melvin Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Melvin Cemetery is located in Sampson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melvin Cemetery
      • Herring Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herring Cemetery
      • Fennell Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fennell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fennell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fennell Cemetery
      • Newkirk Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newkirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Pender County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newkirk Cemetery
      • Alderman Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alderman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Alderman Cemetery is located in Pender County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alderman Cemetery
      • Wells Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wells Cemetery is located in Duplin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Duplin County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Rose Hill.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Pine Crest Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Duplin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Crest Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1004195  (Merritt Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1004195 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Delway
      • County: Sampson         Elev: 38
      • Location given for GNIS #1004195 (Merritt Cemetery)

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

    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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Merritt Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8610, Longitude: -78.1880       In this case, the coordinates for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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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