A visit to the Old Church 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 Old Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Church Cemetery:
35.2946, -79.1039
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Church Cemetery is located in Harnett County<2>.
The county seat for Harnett County is located in Lillington. Lillington lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Old Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Johnsonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1183059 <5>
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Green Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- McQueen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McQueen Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen Cemetery
- Morris Chapel UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Grove Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Vass.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47810 <5>
- Black Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Crane Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Crane Creek Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Cameron.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165149 <5>
- Henderson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Longstreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Darroch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Darroch Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darroch Cemetery
- Norrington Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Norrington Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrington Cemetery
- The Norrington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norrington AME Zion Church Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McArtan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The McArtan Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArtan Cemetery
- Ephesus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Johnsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Pineview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Spout Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Murchisontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Barbecue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Olivia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swann
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Overhills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Lemon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Cameron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carolina Trace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Twin Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Vass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Andrews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Anderson Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Parkwood Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Seminole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Quail Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Jonesboro Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Spring Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norrington Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boone Trail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Ryes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Broadway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- White Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
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 Old Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harnett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Church 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 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 Old Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Harnett 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 Old Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #991541 (Old Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991541 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: Harnett
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Olivia
- Location given for Old Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2946028 Lon: -79.1039151
- 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 Harnett, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Church 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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