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A visit to the Rachel Cemetery ...


The location of the Rachel Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Rachel Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.8524°   (34° 51' 8")

Lon:   -79.5525°   (-79° 33' 8")

The Rachel Cemetery is located in Scotland County<2>.

The county seat for Scotland County is located in Laurinburg. Laurinburg lies just to the south southeast of the Rachel Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rachel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Scotland County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Rachel Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rachel Cemetery.

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

    • Richmond Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
      • Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
    • Laurel Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Hill <4>
    • Steen Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
      • Steen Town is located in Richmond County
    • Gibson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <4>
    • Laurinburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurinburg
      • Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurinburg <4>
    • East Laurinburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
      • East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Dobbins Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbins Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
      • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Hamlet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • New Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Richmond County
    • Marston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
      • Marston is located in Richmond County
    • Wagram
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
      • Wagram is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagram <4>
    • Hasty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Hasty is located in Scotland County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Crump Town
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
        • Crump Town is located in Scotland County
      • New Town
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
        • New Town is located in Scotland County
      • McColl
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
        • McColl is located in Marlboro County (SC)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <4>
      • Hoffman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
        • Hoffman is located in Richmond County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
      • East Rockingham
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
        • East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
      • Maxton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
        • Maxton is located in Robeson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <4>
      • Rockingham
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
        • Rockingham is located in Richmond County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,520 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockingham <4>
      • Tatum
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
        • Tatum is located in Marlboro County (SC)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <4>
      • Honey Town
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
        • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
      • Yates Hill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
        • Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
      • Bowmore
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
        • Bowmore is located in Hoke County
      • Five Points
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Five Points is located in Hoke County
      • Cordova
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
        • Cordova is located in Richmond County

    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 Rachel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scotland County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Rachel Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Peels Chapel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peels Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peels Chapel Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peels Chapel Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
    • King Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Snead Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snead Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snead Cemetery
    • Gwynn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gwynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gwynn Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwynn Cemetery
    • Old Hundred Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hundred Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Hundred Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hundred Cemetery
    • Leviner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leviner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leviner Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leviner Cemetery
    • Hursey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hursey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hursey Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hursey Cemetery
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Malloy Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malloy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Malloy Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malloy Cemetery
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Snead Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Snead Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snead Cemetery
      • Snead Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Snead Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snead Cemetery
      • Livingston Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Livingston Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston Cemetery
      • Speight Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Speight Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speight Cemetery
      • Mudd Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mudd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mudd Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mudd Cemetery
      • Wright Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Woodard Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodard Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodard Cemetery
      • Wright Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Wright Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Snead Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Snead Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snead Cemetery
      • Brown Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Beaver Dam Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Dam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Dam Cemetery
      • Gibson Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
      • Gibson Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
      • McNair Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McNair Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNair Cemetery
      • McFarland Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McFarland Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
      • Pate Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pate Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
      • McNeill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNeill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McNeill Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNeill Cemetery

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

    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 Rachel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1731500  (Rachel Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1731500 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: Gibson
      • County: Scotland         Elev: 85
      • Location given for GNIS #1731500 (Rachel Cemetery)

    The official website for Scotland County: www.scotlandcounty.org/

    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 Scotland, 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 things 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 Rachel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8524, Longitude: -79.5525       In this case, the coordinates for the Rachel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.




 

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