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A visit to the Mount Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery ...

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 Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery

Lat:   36.2817°   (36° 16' 54")

Lon:   -78.9052°   (-78° 54' 18")

The Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery is located in Person County<1>.

The county seat for Person County is located in Roxboro. Roxboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • David Reid Clayton Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Harmony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Person County
  • Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Surl Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Surl Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Surl Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Surl Church Cemetery is located in Person County
  • Carrington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carrington Cemetery is located in Durham County
  • Brookland Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookland Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookland Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brookland Church Cemetery is located in Person County
  • Person Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Person Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Person Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Person Memorial Cemetery is located in Person County
  • Flat River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flat River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Person County
  • Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery is located in Person County
  • Nelson Parrish Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Person County
  • Burchwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burchwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burchwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burchwood Cemetery is located in Person County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Allensville Methodist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allensville Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allensville Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allensville Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Person County
    • Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Person County
    • Moses Winstead Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clement Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clement Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clement Cemetery is located in Person County
    • Lawson Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawson Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawson Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawson Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Person County
    • Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Person County
    • Stories Creek Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stories Creek Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stories Creek Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stories Creek Church Cemetery is located in Person County
    • Waller Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Community Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Community Memorial Gardens is located in Granville 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 Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Tirzah United Methodist 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 Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Person County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Berea
    • Berea lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berea.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Roxboro
    • Roxboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roxboro.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mt. Tirzah United Methodist 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 Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1966766  (Mount Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1966766 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: Timberlake
    • County: Person         Elev: 214
    • Location given for GNIS #1966766 (Mount Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery)

The official website for Person County: www.personcounty.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Person, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2817, Longitude: -78.9052    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
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