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A visit to the Sandy Creek 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 Sandy Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandy Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Creek Cemetery

Lat:   35.8168°   (35° 49' 0")

Lon:   -80.3751°   (-80° 22' 30")

The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Davidson County<2>.

The county seat for Davidson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the east of the Sandy Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Sandy Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Grubb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grubb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grubb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grubb Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Wesleys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesleys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesleys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wesleys Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Fork Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fork Cemetery is located in Davie County
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Jersey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jersey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Owens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Owens Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Lexington City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lexington City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lexington City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lexington City Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • New Jersey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Jersey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Jersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rowan County
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Rowan Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowan Memorial Park
    • The Rowan Memorial Park is located in Rowan County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48649 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Becks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Becks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Becks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Becks Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Pilgrim Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Pilgrim Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • St. Andrews Episcopal Church
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
    • Rose Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
      • The Rose Cemetery is located in Davie County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mocksville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48636 <5>
    • Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salisbury National Cemetery Annex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salisbury National Cemetery Annex is located in Rowan County
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
    • Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Park is located in Rowan County
    • Old English Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old English Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old English Cemetery is located in Rowan County

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 Sandy Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Tyro
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
    • Tyro is located in Davidson County
  • Sapona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sapona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
    • Sapona is located in Davidson County
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Davidson County
  • Linwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Currytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
    • Currytown is located in Davidson County
  • Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Davie County
  • Yadkin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
    • Yadkin is located in Rowan County
  • Lexington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shannon Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
    • Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
  • Jefferson Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
  • Advance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
    • Advance is located in Davie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <7>
  • Ellis Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
    • Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Trading Ford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
      • Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
    • Cotton Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
      • Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
    • Welcome
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Rowan County
    • Mocksville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mocksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
      • Mocksville is located in Rowan County
    • Spencer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • East Spencer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
      • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
    • Arcadia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcadia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Davidson County
    • Ephesus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ephesus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
      • Ephesus is located in Davie County
    • Meadowbrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
      • Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
    • Belmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Rowan County
    • Forest Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
    • Holly Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
      • Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
    • Cooleemee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleemee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleemee
      • Cooleemee is located in Davie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooleemee <7>

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 Sandy Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davidson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandy Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sandy Creek 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 Sandy Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #994261  (Sandy Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #994261 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: Churchland
    • County: Davidson         Elev: 246
    • Location given for GNIS #994261 (Sandy Creek Cemetery)

The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/

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

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 Davidson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Sandy Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8168, Longitude: -80.3751       In this case, the coordinates for the Sandy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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