A visit to the Providence Memorial 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 Providence Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Memorial Cemetery:
35.6851, -81.0931
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Providence Memorial Cemetery is located in Catawba County<2>.
The county seat for Catawba County is located in Newton. Newton lies just to the west of the Providence Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Providence Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smyres Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Smyres Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyres Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Conover City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snow Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47081 <5>
- Marvin UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Marvin UMC Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin UMC Cemetery
- The Marvin UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Union Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213089 <5>
- Eastview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Southside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Troutman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Troutman Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman Cemetery
- Catawba Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Denver Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- Coral Park Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iredell Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Iredell Memorial Park is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell Memorial Park
- New Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Providence Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Murrays Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Catawba
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Claremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Drums Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Long Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Sunrise Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Olivers Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Monbo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Eufola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sherrills Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Killian Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Maiden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Terrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Startown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Troutman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Taylorsville Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Scotts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Saint Stephens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Sweetwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Fairbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
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 Providence Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Catawba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barium Springs
- Catawba
- Denver
- Denver lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Providence Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Denver.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Maiden
- Newton
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 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 Providence Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Catawba 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 Providence Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #992887 (Providence Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #992887 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: Catawba
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Catawba
- Location given for Providence Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6851335 Lon: -81.0931347
- 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 Catawba, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Providence Memorial 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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