A visit to the Poplar Grove 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 Poplar Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poplar Grove Cemetery:
36.4560, -77.6647
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Poplar Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Poplar Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Poplar Grove 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 Poplar Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Poplar Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Roanoke Rapids.
- The Cedarwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roanoke Rapids Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47078 <5>
- Crestview Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Squire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Squire Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Rook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rook Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Wyche Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wyche Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyche Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Vincent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Cordle Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Cordle Cemetery is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordle Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Sign Rock Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Sign Rock Cemetery is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Willey Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Willey Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill 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 Poplar Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poplar Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roanoke Rapids
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Belmont
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- South Rosemary
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Weldon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Weldon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Garysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Henrico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seaboard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Skippers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ante
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Airlie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Heathsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ankum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Brinkleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Powellton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Claresville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Tillery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emporia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Poplar Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Poplar Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emporia
- Halifax
- Jackson
- Littleton
- Roanoke Rapids
- Weldon
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 Poplar Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 Poplar Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #992690 (Poplar Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #992690 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 56 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roanoke Rapids
- Location given for Poplar Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4559839 Lon: -77.6647021
- 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 Halifax, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poplar Grove 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. |