A visit to the Rowan Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rowan Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rowan Memorial Park (FG ID #48649).
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 Rowan Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rowan Memorial Park:
35.7180, -80.4954
The Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
The cemetery is located in Rowan County<2>.
The county seat for Rowan County is located in Salisbury. Salisbury lies just to the south southeast of the Rowan Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rowan Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Rowan Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rowan Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Owen Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old English Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old English Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old English Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grubb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grubb Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- St. Andrews Episcopal Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wittenberg Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Wesleys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesleys Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleys Cemetery
- China Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- Christiana Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Christiana Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Cemetery
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek Cemetery
- Corinth Church of Christ Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Rowan Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rowan Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mocksville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Ellis Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Forest Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Eaman Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eaman Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaman Park
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Overbrook Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Acres
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Frohock Mill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frohock Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohock Mill
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- East Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Red Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Acres
- South Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Salisbury is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salisbury
- Oak Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Corbin Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- Eastwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastwood Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Village
- Woodbine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Yadkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Watson Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watson Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Village
- Woodleaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Correll Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- Granite Quarry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cooleemee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
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 Rowan Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rowan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rowan Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Rowan Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rowan 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 Rowan Memorial Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #48649
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #993771 (Rowan Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #993771 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: Rowan
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salisbury
- Location given for Rowan Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7179172 Lon: -80.4953371
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rowan, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rowan Memorial Park) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |