A visit to the Old Town 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 Town Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Town Cemetery:
35.9707, -77.7097
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Town Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County<2>.
The county seat for Edgecombe County is located in Tarboro. Tarboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Old Town Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Town Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Town Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Town Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- St. Matthews Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Matthews Church Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Matthews Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Rocky Mount.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320405 <5>
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Northeastern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pineview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Bulluck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bulluck Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulluck Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Battle Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Battle Park Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Park Cemetery
- The Battle Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Mount Mill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977750 <5>
- Hutchins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Bulluck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bulluck Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulluck Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Drake Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home 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 Old Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Town Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hartsease
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Rocky Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Battleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Leggett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Drake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Gethsemane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Gold Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dortches
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Easonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Ashburk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Whitakers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Halifax Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Joyners Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Henrietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Tarboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hope Lodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Westry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Taylor Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
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 Town Cemetery. The following communities are located in Edgecombe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battleboro
- Rocky Mount
- Tarboro
- Whitakers
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 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 Old Town Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Edgecombe 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 Town Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1024621 (Old Town Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1024621 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: Edgecombe
- Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hartsease
- Location given for Old Town Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9707104 Lon: -77.7096981
- 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 Edgecombe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Town 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. |