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A visit to the Rest Haven 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 Rest Haven Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rest Haven 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 Rest Haven Cemetery

Lat:   35.7096°   (35° 42' 34")

Lon:   -77.8930°   (-77° 53' 34")

The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Wilson County<2>.

The county seat for Wilson County is located in Wilson. Wilson lies just to the northwest of the Rest Haven Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Rest Haven Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Toisnot Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toisnot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toisnot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Toisnot Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park
    • The Evergreen Memorial Park is located in Wilson County
    • The Evergreen Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47341 <5>
  • Eli P. Haynes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eli P. Haynes Cemetery
    • The Eli P. Haynes Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eli P. Haynes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Wilson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2490422 <5>
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Varnell Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varnell Family Cemetery
    • The Varnell Family Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Varnell Family Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Macclesfield.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152549 <5>
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Nash County
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Pitt County
  • Jordan Godwin Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Godwin Cemetery
    • The Jordan Godwin Cemetery is located in Johnston County
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineview Cemetery
    • The Pineview Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
    • The Pineview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pinetops Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223640 <5>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Pikesville Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pikesville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pikesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pikesville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Woodard - Atkinson Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodard - Atkinson Cemetery
      • The Woodard - Atkinson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
      • The Woodard - Atkinson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • J.B. Woodard Cemetery
    • Edgerton Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgerton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgerton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edgerton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Edmondson Family Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Pitt County
    • J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
      • The J. W. Allen Family Cemetery is located in Pitt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the J. W. Allen Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Farmville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420542 <5>
    • Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crestlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crestlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Pitt County
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Nash County
    • Middlesex Memorial Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlesex Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlesex Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middlesex Memorial Gardens is located in Nash County
    • Free Union Church Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bulluck Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bulluck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bulluck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bulluck Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
    • Powell Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
    • Pineview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pineview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineview Cemetery
      • The Pineview Cemetery is located in Nash County
    • Unity Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Unity Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
    • Northeastern Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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 Rest Haven Cemetery.

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

  • Eastwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Eastwood is located in Wilson County
  • Wilson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Spring Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
  • Black Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Elm City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Scotts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
    • Scotts is located in Wilson County
  • Lucama
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
    • Lucama is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <6>
  • Cliftonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cliftonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
    • Cliftonville is located in Nash County
  • Saratoga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
    • Saratoga is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
  • Stantonsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Winstead Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winstead Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
    • Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
  • Sims
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • High Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
      • High Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Eureka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Sharpsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fremont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Macclesfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Strickland Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strickland Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Crossroads
      • Strickland Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Joyners Crossing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyners Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
      • Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
    • Sandy Cross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
      • Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
    • Speights Bridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Speights Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
      • Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
    • Walstonburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
      • Walstonburg is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Langley Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
      • Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Ashburk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashburk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
      • Ashburk is located in Nash County
    • Bailey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Nash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <6>

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 Rest Haven Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Elm City
  • Fremont
  • Wilson

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 professional and volunteer 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 Rest Haven 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 Rest Haven Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #993245  (Rest Haven Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #993245 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: Wilson
    • County: Wilson         Elev: 40
    • Location given for GNIS #993245 (Rest Haven Cemetery)

The official website for Wilson County: www.wilson-co.com/

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 Wilson, 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' 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 Rest Haven Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7096, Longitude: -77.8930       In this case, the coordinates for the Rest Haven 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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