A visit to the Rufus 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 Rufus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rufus Cemetery:
36.0010, -81.6437
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rufus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rufus Cemetery is located in Caldwell County<2>.
The county seat for Caldwell County is located in Lenoir. Lenoir lies just to the southeast of the Rufus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rufus Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Rufus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rufus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mulberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Edmisten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Edmisten Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmisten Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Rich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Globe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Globe Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Herman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Herman Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Cemetery
- Bolick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bolick Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolick Cemetery
- Tolbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
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- McLean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Gragg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Puette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Puette Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puette Cemetery
- Harpertown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Harpertown Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown Cemetery
- Bellview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bellview Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- The Bellview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belleview Cemetery
- Lenoir City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266776 <5>
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Bolick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bolick Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolick 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 Rufus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rufus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rufus
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Mulberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Patterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Collettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Abingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Adako
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Lenoir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <6>
- Blowing Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gamewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Pinehurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Cedar Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Cajah's Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Foscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
- Shulls Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Kings Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Bamboo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Seven Devils
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pineola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Rufus Cemetery. The following communities are located in Caldwell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rufus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blowing Rock
- Hudson
- Lenoir
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Rufus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Caldwell 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 Rufus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1015125 (Rufus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1015125 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: Caldwell
- Est. Elev: 383 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Globe
- Location given for Rufus Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0009635 Lon: -81.6437131
- 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 Caldwell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rufus 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |