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A visit to the Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery ...

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

34.7893, -76.4655

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

The Murphy Cemetery is located in Carteret County<2>.

The county seat for Carteret County is located in Beaufort. Beaufort lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Murphy Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Murphy Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Murphy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stacy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Stacy Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Cemetery
  • Isaiah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Isaiah Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaiah Cemetery
  • Atlantic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Atlantic Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Atlantic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Atlantic.
    • The Atlantic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Over the Brook Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244961 <5>
  • Tuttles Grove UMC Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ocean View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ocean View Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View Cemetery
  • Royals Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Royals Creek Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royals Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Royals Creek Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Davis.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2384499 <5>
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Bay View Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Cemetery
  • Lupton Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lupton Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Morehead City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263012 <5>
  • Gilgo Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gilgo Cemetery is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgo Cemetery
  • Nolan Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • The Nolan Cemetery is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
    • The Nolan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Susan Nolan Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2650299 <5>
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Newport Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Newport Cemetery is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
    • Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Bethel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Church Cemetery
    • Small Chapel UCC Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Rawls Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Amariah Garner Memorial Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Concord Church Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Broughton Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Broughton Cemetery is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton Cemetery
    • Cannady Memorial Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • The Cannady Memorial Cemetery is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannady Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cannady Memorial Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Newport.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162168 <5>
    • Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • The Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Newport.
      • The Colonial Quinn - Gould Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Quinn - Gould Families Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435342 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Murphy Cemetery.

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

  • Davis
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Williston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Williston is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Smyrna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Yucca Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Yucca Village is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucca Village
  • Marshallberg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
  • Stacy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stacy is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
  • Otway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Otway is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
  • Gloucester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gloucester is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
  • Sealevel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Straits
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Straits is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
  • Bettie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bettie is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
  • Harkers Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Atlantic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • North River is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Beaufort
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cape Lookout
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cape Lookout is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Lookout

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 Murphy Cemetery. The following communities are located in Carteret County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murphy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Murphy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Carteret 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 Murphy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #990805  (Murphy Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #990805 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: Carteret
      • Est. Elev: 1 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Davis
      • Location given for Murphy Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.7893293     Lon: -76.4654769
      • 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 Carteret, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Murphy 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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