A visit to the Newsom 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 Newsom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newsom Cemetery:
35.5465, -80.1639
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Newsom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Newsom Cemetery is located in Davidson County<2>.
The county seat for Davidson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Newsom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Newsom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Newsom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newsom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lanes Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lanes Chapel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Chapel Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Salem UCC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem UCC Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UCC Cemetery
- The Salem UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379940 <5>
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Springs Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fairview Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stanly Gardens Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prospect Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Poplin Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Poplin Grove Cemetery is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplin Grove Cemetery
- Becks Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Becks Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Cemetery
- New Jersey Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The New Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jersey Cemetery
- Jersey Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Christiana Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Christiana Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Newsom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newsom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Handy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Morgan Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Complex
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Pooletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Richfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Misenheimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Palmerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Gold Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Badin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Southmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Craven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Silver Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Ophir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Eleazer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Millingport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Albemarle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Silver Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Rockwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Newsom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davidson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Newsom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albemarle
- Badin
- Badin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Newsom Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Badin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badin
- Denton
- Richfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Newsom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Davidson 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 Newsom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1018009 (Newsom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1018009 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: Davidson
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: High Rock
- Location given for Newsom Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.546528 Lon: -80.1639404
- 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 Davidson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newsom 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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