A visit to the Shoulder Branch 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 Shoulder Branch Cemetery ...
The Shoulder Branch Cemetery is located in New Hanover County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Acorn Branch Cemetery
- The Acorn Branch Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Branch Cemetery
- Ashe Cemetery
- The Ashe Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashe Cemetery
- Bellevue Cemetery
- The Bellevue Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
- B'nai Israel Hebrew Cemetery
- Calvary Memorial Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Delgado Cemetery
- The Delgado Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delgado Cemetery
- The Delgado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spofford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229370 <2>
- Garrisons Cemetery
- The Garrisons Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrisons Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Hocutt Cemetery
- The Hocutt Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hocutt Cemetery
- Isom Cemetery
- The Isom Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Cemetery
- Larkins Cemetery
- The Larkins Cemetery is located in Pender County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mulberry Cemetery
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188187 <2>
- Oakdale Cemetery
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakdale Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48265 <2>
- Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Pender County
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- Pine Forest Cemetery
- The Pine Forest Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
- Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
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- Riley's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery
- The Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Rocky Point.
- The Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rileys Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48581 <2>
- St. Andrews On-the-Sound Episcopal Church Cemetery
- St. James Episcopal Cemetery
- Wilmington National Cemetery
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]<3> of the Shoulder Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ashton
- Ashton is located in Pender County
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- Bayshore
- Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
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- Belville
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Brown Town
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Burgaw
- Castle Hayne
- Hampstead
- Hightsville
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Kings Grant
- Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Kings Landing
- Kings Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Kirkland
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
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- Malmo
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Masonboro
- Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
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- Murraysville
- Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Navassa
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Ogden
- Phoenix
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
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- Rocky Point
- Saint Helena
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Seagate
- Seagate is located in New Hanover County
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- Skippers Corner
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
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- Smith Creek
- Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
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- Topsail
- Topsail is located in Pender County
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- Wilmington
- Windemere
- Windemere is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Wrightsboro
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
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- Wrightsville Beach
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 Shoulder Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New Hanover County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shoulder Branch 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 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 Shoulder Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to New Hanover 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 Shoulder Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #994776 (Shoulder Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #994776 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: New Hanover
- Est. Elev: 7 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Castle Hayne
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including New Hanover, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Shoulder Branch Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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