A visit to the Royster Memorial Park ...
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 Royster Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Royster Memorial Park:
35.2971, -81.5581
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Royster Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Royster Memorial Park is located in Cleveland County<2>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Shelby. Shelby lies just to the east southeast of the Royster Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Royster Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Royster Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Royster Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- East Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Ross Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Grove Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Grove Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Webb Memorial Lawns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Memorial Lawns is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Memorial Lawns
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Patterson Springs Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Lattimore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lattimore Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore Cemetery
- McBrayer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McBrayer Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrayer Cemetery
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Earl.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247407 <5>
- Archibald Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Royster Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Royster Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Village Square Townhouses
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shelby
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Briarwood Townhouses
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Brittain Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Elizabeth City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Light Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Patterson Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Stubbs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Kingstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Lattimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Campcall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Earl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Beam Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Mooresboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Lawndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
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 Royster Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Royster Memorial Park.
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 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 Royster Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cleveland 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 Royster Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1003886 (Royster Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1003886 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: Cleveland
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelby
- Location given for Royster Memorial Park:
- Lat: 35.297073 Lon: -81.5581472
- 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 Cleveland, 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- Royster 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> | 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. |