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A visit to the Onslow Memorial Park ...

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 Onslow Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Onslow Memorial Park:

34.7599, -77.4802

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

The Onslow Memorial Park is located in Onslow County<2>.

The county seat for Onslow County is located in Jacksonville. Jacksonville lies just to the east of the Onslow Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Onslow Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of the Onslow Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Onslow Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Montford Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Montford Point Cemetery is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montford Point Cemetery
    • The Montford Point Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Montford Point Federal Cemetery
    • Montford Point National Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169801 <5>
  • Jacksonville City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Jacksonville City Cemetery is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville City Cemetery
    • The Jacksonville City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jacksonville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47772 <5>
  • John E. Steed Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The John E. Steed Cemetery is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John E. Steed Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the John E. Steed Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Richlands.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161569 <5>
  • Koonce Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Koonce Cemetery is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonce Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Koonce Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Richlands.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263221 <5>
  • Sylvester Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sylvester Cemetery is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sylvester Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Richlands.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263192 <5>
  • Adron Hill Whaley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Albert W. Lanier Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Abner Ervin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Benjamin Bryan Cemetery is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Bryan Cemetery
    • The Benjamin Bryan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bryan Cemetery
  • Oak Grove UMC Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Grove UMC Cemetery is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove UMC Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Jacksonville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189434 <5>
  • Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Swansboro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960148 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Maides Family Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Wilson Family Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wilson Family Cemetery is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilson Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Beulaville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484802 <5>
    • John Henderson Family Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The John Henderson Family Cemetery is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Henderson Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the John Henderson Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Beulaville.
      • The John Henderson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Henderson Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484813 <5>
    • Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Pollocksville.
      • The Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Frank Murphy Cemetery
      • Murphy Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259668 <5>
    • East Duplin Memorial Gardens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
      • The Howard Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lonnie Howard Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440741 <5>
    • Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clay Hill Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • The Clay Hill Cemetery is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill Cemetery
    • Riverview Memorial Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Onslow Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Onslow Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Jacksonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Acorn Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
  • Shamrock Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
  • Cardinal Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
  • Half Moon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
  • Foxhorn Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
  • Mill Pond Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
  • Pumpkin Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Catherine Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
  • Aragona Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
  • Watkins Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
  • Midway Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Piney Green
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Piney Green is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
    • Richlands
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fountain is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Cypress Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
    • Maple Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple 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 Onslow Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Onslow County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Onslow Memorial Park.

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 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 Onslow Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Onslow 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 Onslow Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #991664  (Onslow Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991664 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: Onslow
      • Est. Elev: 8 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jacksonville North
      • Location given for Onslow Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 34.7598863     Lon: -77.4802438
      • 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 Onslow, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Onslow Memorial Park) 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.