A visit to the Saunders 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 Saunders Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Saunders Cemetery:
36.1654, -77.9672
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Saunders Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Saunders Cemetery is located in Nash County<2>.
The county seat for Nash County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Saunders Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Saunders Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Saunders Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Saunders Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Gay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gay Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
- Avent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Avent Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avent Cemetery
- Ricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ricks Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks Cemetery
- Ricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ricks Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Vick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Vick Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Boseman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Boseman Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boseman Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Silver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lynch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Dozier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dozier Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dozier Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47256 <5>
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hilliard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Dozier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dozier Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier Cemetery
- Adcock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Adcock Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
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 Saunders Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Saunders Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aventon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Hilliardston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Taylors Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Hollister
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Castalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Dukes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Ringwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Matthews Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lancaster Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Red Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brinkleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- White Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Gold Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Mays Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Edwards Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Dortches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Drake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Taylor Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Airlie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Lickskillet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 websites either 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 Saunders Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Nash 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 Saunders Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #994370 (Saunders Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #994370 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: Nash
- Est. Elev: 87 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Essex
- Location given for Saunders Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1654293 Lon: -77.9672081
- 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 Nash, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saunders 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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