A visit to the Saint Lukes 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 St. Lukes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Lukes Cemetery:
35.7807, -81.2270
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Catawba County<2>.
The county seat for Catawba County is located in Newton. Newton lies just to the south of the St. Lukes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Lukes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Lukes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Lukes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Taylorsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196239 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202849 <5>
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Hickory.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144904 <5>
- Conover City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bentley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bentley Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Cemetery
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Marvin UMC Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin UMC Cemetery
- The Marvin UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Union Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213089 <5>
- New Vision Baptist Fellowship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Old Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Robinson Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Robinson Cemetery
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgeview Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Eastview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Central Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snow Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47081 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Winklers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Providence Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 St. Lukes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Lukes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Stephens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Oxford Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Taylorsville Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Conover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Fairgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Millersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- North Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Viewmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Fairbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Catfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Isenhour Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Brookford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Liledoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Concord ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Long View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Startown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Catawba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
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 St. Lukes Cemetery. The following communities are located in Catawba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Lukes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 St. Lukes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Catawba 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 St. Lukes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #993984 (Saint Lukes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #993984 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: Catawba
- Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millersville
- Location given for Saint Lukes Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7806881 Lon: -81.2270275
- 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 Catawba, 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- St. Lukes 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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