A visit to the Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierce Cemetery:
35.3307, -79.1831
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pierce Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Sanford. Sanford lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Pierce Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pierce Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Pierce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Green Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- McQueen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McQueen Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen Cemetery
- Crane Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Crane Creek Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek Cemetery
- Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Old Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Church Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church Cemetery
- Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Henderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Morris Chapel UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pocket Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cool Springs Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #657315 <5>
- Tempting Congregational Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goins Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Goins Cemetery is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goins Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Lee Memory Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Lee Memory Gardens is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Memory Gardens
- The Lee Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Lee Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47903 <5>
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- St. John United Church of God Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Longstreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Murchisontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Olivia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Cameron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Pineview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Swann
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Quail Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Parkwood Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- White Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Vass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spout Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carolina Trace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Saint Andrews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Tramway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Barbecue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Jonesboro Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Western Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Sanford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whispering Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overhills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Seminole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Broadway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- San-Lee Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
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 Pierce Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Pierce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #992170 (Pierce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #992170 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murchisontown
- Location given for Pierce Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3307123 Lon: -79.1830806
- 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 Lee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pierce 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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