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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   35.0089°   (35° 0' 32")

Lon:   -78.3361°   (-78° 20' 9")

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Sampson County
  • Beulah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Moltonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Keener
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keener. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
    • Keener is located in Sampson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keener
    • From the Sandhills Cemetery to Keener
  • Reynolds Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Snow Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
  • Elliott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Elliott is located in Sampson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elliott
    • From the Sandhills Cemetery to Elliott
  • Turkey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
    • Turkey is located in Sampson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <6>
  • Beaman Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Salemburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
      • Baltic is located in Duplin County
    • Vann Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vann Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
      • Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
    • Ingold
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
      • Ingold is located in Sampson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ingold
      • From the Sandhills Cemetery to Ingold
    • Bowdens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
      • Bowdens is located in Duplin County
    • Warsaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <6>
    • Faison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
      • Faison is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <6>
    • 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.

  • Clinton
  • Faison
    • Faison lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sandhills Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Faison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
  • Warsaw

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 Sandhills Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1026197 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Clinton North
    • County: Sampson         Elev: 44
    • Location given for GNIS #1026197 (Sandhills Cemetery)

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sandhills Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0089, Longitude: -78.3361    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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