A visit to the Rural Hill 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 Rural Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rural Hill Cemetery:
35.3832, -80.9481
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rural Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rural Hill Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County<2>.
The county seat for Mecklenburg County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Rural Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rural Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rural Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rural Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell AME Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- George Elliott Family Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCoy Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCoy Slave Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Slave Cemetery
- Caldwell Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery
- The Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lowes Cemetery
- Lowesville Cemetery
- Morningside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Morningside Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
- St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawing School Road Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Grove Memorial Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
- The Pleasant Grove Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Miranda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miranda Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chapel Hill MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Vision Foursquare Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- United House of Prayer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huntersville First Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Westport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47277 <5>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Woodland United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thrift Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Thrift Baptist Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift Baptist Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rural Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rural Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lucia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lowesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Mount Holly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Paw Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Chateau Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Croft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Cornelius
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- River View ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Machpelah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Brown Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Davidson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alexis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Spencer Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McAdenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinecrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Biddleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace 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 Rural Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mecklenburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rural Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Rural Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg 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 Rural Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #993811 (Rural Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #993811 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: Mecklenburg
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Norman South
- Location given for Rural Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3831932 Lon: -80.9481298
- 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 Mecklenburg, 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- Rural Hill 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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