A visit to the Sandhills 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 Sandhills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandhills Cemetery:
35.0089, -78.3361
The Sandhills Cemetery is located in Sampson County<1>.
The county seat for Sampson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies just to the southeast of the Sandhills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sandhills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> of the Sandhills Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandhills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clinton City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hardy - Cannady Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bearskin MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keener Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vann Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw Boone Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Green Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sunrise Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Calvary Tabernacle Pentecostal Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Piney Green Disciples Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Spell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spell Cemetery
- Alderson Parker Family Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Snipes Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Snipes Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipes Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sandhills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandhills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clinton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bonnetsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Beulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kitty Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moltonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keener
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reynolds Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Elliott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Turkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beaman Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Salemburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roseboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McDaniels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baltic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Huntley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vann Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Ingold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bowdens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bowdens is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
- Warsaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Faison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rebel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Sandhills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sampson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandhills 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 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 Sandhills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Sampson 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 Sandhills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1026197 (Sandhills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1026197 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: Sampson
- Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clinton North
- Location given for Sandhills Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0090564 Lon: -78.335833
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Sampson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandhills Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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