A visit to the Newkirk 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 Newkirk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newkirk Cemetery:
34.7171, -78.1169
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Newkirk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Pender County<2>.
The county seat for Pender County is located in Burgaw. Burgaw lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Newkirk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Newkirk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Newkirk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newkirk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Iron Mine Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Iron Mine Burial Park is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mine Burial Park
- Fryar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryar Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Worrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Worrell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Gurganus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gurganus Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurganus Cemetery
- Rockfish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rockfish Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish Cemetery
- Fennell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fennell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennell Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Seavey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Seavey Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seavey Cemetery
- McMillian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Boney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Boney Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boney Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Powers Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Powers Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48488 <5>
- Wells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells 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 Newkirk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newkirk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Safe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Harrells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Duff Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Teachey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Brices Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Delway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Willard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Tin City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ivanhoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Watha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Cartersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Murphey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murphey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
- Tomahawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Hancheys Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hancheys Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancheys Store
- Charity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Register
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Atkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pasley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pasley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasley
- Greenevers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenevers is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Murray Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
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 Newkirk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pender County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Newkirk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magnolia
- Rose Hill
- Wallace
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 professional and volunteer 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 Newkirk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Pender 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 Newkirk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #991126 (Newkirk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991126 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: Pender
- Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wallace West
- Location given for Newkirk Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7171136 Lon: -78.1169351
- 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 Pender, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newkirk 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. |