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A visit to the Piney Woods Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Piney Woods Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piney Woods Cemetery

Lat:   36.2724°   (36° 16' 20")

Lon:   -76.5588°   (-76° 33' 31")

The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Perquimans County<2>.

The county seat for Perquimans County is located in Hertford. Hertford lies just to the southeast of the Piney Woods Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Piney Woods Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piney Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Chappells Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chappells Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chappells Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chappells Hill Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Riddicks Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riddicks Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riddicks Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riddicks Grove Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Charity Holley Gravesite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Warwick Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Winslow - Ward Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Up River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Up River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Up River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Up River Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Riddick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riddick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riddick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riddick Cemetery is located in Gates County
  • Cedarwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Nixon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nixon Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Zion UMC Church
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion UMC Church
    • The Zion UMC Church is located in Gates County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion UMC Church is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Mintonsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188855 <5>
  • William G. Wood Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William G. Wood Family Cemetery
    • The William G. Wood Family Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the William G. Wood Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Woodville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2441059 <5>
  • Nixon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nixon Cemetery is located in Chowan County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Porters Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porters Chapel Cemetery
      • The Porters Chapel Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
    • Gatling - Smith Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Bertie County
    • Philips Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Philips Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
    • Beaver Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaver Hill Cemetery is located in Chowan County
    • Vine Oak Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vine Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vine Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vine Oak Cemetery is located in Chowan County
    • Johnston Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnston Cemetery is located in Chowan County
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
    • New Hope UMC Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Godfrey Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godfrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godfrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Godfrey Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Perquimans County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Piney Woods Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Snow Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
  • Belvidere
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ryland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
    • Ryland is located in Chowan County
  • Center Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
    • Center Hill is located in Chowan County
  • Hobbsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
    • Hobbsville is located in Gates County
  • Winfall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nicanor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicanor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
    • Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
  • Mitchells Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
    • Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
  • Mintonsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
    • Mintonsville is located in Gates County
  • Hertford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hertford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford
    • Hertford is located in Perquimans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hertford <6>
  • Muddy Cross
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
    • Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
  • Mavaton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mavaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
    • Mavaton is located in Chowan County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Yeopim Station
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
      • Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
      • Yeopim Station has also been known as:
      • Yeopim
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Perquimans County
    • Acorn Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
      • Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
    • Colerain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
      • Colerain is located in Bertie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Sunbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
      • Sunbury is located in Gates County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <6>
    • Burgess
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burgess. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
    • Woodville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Perquimans County
    • Harrellsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
      • Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people

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 Piney Woods Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perquimans County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piney Woods Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Piney Woods Cemetery:

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 Piney Woods Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1000906  (Piney Woods Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1000906 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hobbsville
    • County: Perquimans         Elev: 4
    • Location given for GNIS #1000906 (Piney Woods Cemetery)

The official website for Perquimans County: www.co.perquimans.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Perquimans, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Piney Woods Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2724, Longitude: -76.5588       In this case, the coordinates for the Piney Woods Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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