A visit to the Pope 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 Pope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pope Cemetery:
36.0632, -77.7347
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pope Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County<2>.
The county seat for Edgecombe County is located in Tarboro. Tarboro lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Pope Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Pope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Carlyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carlyle Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Tyler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Drake Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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- Hutchins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- Battle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
- Ethridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ethridge Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Manns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Manns Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Old Bricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Bricks Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bricks Cemetery
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]<3> of the Pope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Battleboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whitakers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Drake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Gethsemane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Taylor Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Gold Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Dortches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Enfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Halifax Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Hartsease
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Leggett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Westry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Hartsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Ringwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Hilliardston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Regency Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Snells Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Easonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Ashburk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Joyners Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Lawrence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Aventon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Dukes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
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 Pope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgecombe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battleboro
- Enfield
- Rocky Mount
- Whitakers
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 helpful 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 Pope 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 Pope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #992672 (Pope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #992672 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: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitakers
- Location given for Pope Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0632091 Lon: -77.7346984
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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' (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- Pope 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. |