A visit to the Scruggs Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Scruggs Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Scruggs Cemetery (FG ID #48702).
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 Scruggs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scruggs Cemetery:
35.2265, -81.7637
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scruggs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<3>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the northwest of the Scruggs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Scruggs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Scruggs Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scruggs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cliffside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Calvary Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McCraw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- McCraw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Jolley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jolley Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Caroleen Avondale Henrietta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Caroleen Avondale Henrietta Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen Avondale Henrietta Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Caroleen Avondale Henrietta Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Caroleen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #471341 <1>
- Suck Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Suck Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suck Creek Cemetery
- Ruppe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ruppe Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruppe Cemetery
- Lavonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lavonia Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Goode Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Providence UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence UMC Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the west of Henrietta.
- The Providence UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48508 <1>
- County Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Floyd's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Floyd's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Floyd's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Floyd's Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47389 <1>
- State Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Boiling Springs.
- The Camps Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Camps Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185977 <1>
- Dobbins Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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]<4> of the Scruggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scruggs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cliffside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Henrietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Six Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Caroleen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Boiling Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Mooresboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Sandy Mush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Chesnee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alexander Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Lattimore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Forest City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Bostic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Washburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Mayo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brittain Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
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 Scruggs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scruggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Scruggs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Scruggs Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #48702
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #994444 (Scruggs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #994444 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chesnee
- Location given for Scruggs Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2265121 Lon: -81.7637117
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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- Scruggs Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |