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A visit to the Routledge 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 Routledge Cemetery ...

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

34.9643, -77.9472

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Routledge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Routledge Cemetery is located in Duplin County<2>.

The county seat for Duplin County is located in Kenansville. Kenansville lies just to the west southwest of the Routledge Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Routledge Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Routledge Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Matthew Southerland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Devotional Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Devotional Gardens is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotional Gardens
  • East Duplin Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pine Crest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
  • Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Westbrook Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Rose Hill.
  • Wilson Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Wilson Family Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilson Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Beulaville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484802 <5>
  • John Henderson Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The John Henderson Family Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Henderson Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the John Henderson Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Beulaville.
    • The John Henderson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Henderson Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484813 <5>
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Clay Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Clay Hill Cemetery is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Powell Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Powell Family Cemetery is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Powell Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Albertson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2649572 <5>
    • Pate Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Pate Cemetery is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Duplin Memorial Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gradys Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gradys Cemetery is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Cemetery
    • Harper - Southerland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • Wells Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Routledge Cemetery.

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

  • Kenansville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sarecta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sarecta is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarecta
  • Westbrook Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Westbrook Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Crossroads
  • Carroll
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Carroll is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Magnolia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
  • Register
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Register is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
  • Hallsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hallsville is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Red Hill is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Everton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Everton is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
  • Cabin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cabin is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin
  • Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Leon is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Friendship
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendship is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Summerlins Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Warsaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Charity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Charity is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
    • Greenevers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Greenevers is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
    • Kornegay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kornegay is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornegay
    • Scotts Store
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
    • Rose Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Murphey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Murphey is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
    • Catherine Square
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Catherine Square is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Square
    • Jacksons Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jacksons Crossroads is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksons Crossroads
    • Beulaville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Petersburg Crossing is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Crossing
    • Pleasant Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Hills Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads

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 Routledge Cemetery. The following communities are located in Duplin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Routledge Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Duplin 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 Routledge Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1000941  (Routledge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1000941 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: Duplin
      • Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kenansville
      • Location given for Routledge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.9643327     Lon: -77.9472063
      • 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 Duplin, 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- Routledge 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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