A visit to the Sorrell 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 Sorrell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sorrell Cemetery:
35.6557, -78.7483
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sorrell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sorrell Cemetery is located in Wake County<2>.
The county seat for Wake County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Sorrell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sorrell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sorrell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sorrell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Womack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jeridan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jeridan Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeridan Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Spring Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Wake Chapel Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of Raleigh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237970 <5>
- Rand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- St. Augusta MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Sauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sauls Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Cemetery
- Rand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand 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 Sorrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sorrell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Macks Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- McCullers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Fuquay - Varina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Kennebec
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hopedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Indian Trail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Garner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hertford Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- Apex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hollemans Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- Duncan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Rawls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rawls is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
- Dutchess Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Cary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Method
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Chalybeate Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Hazelwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Angier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Raleigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- New Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Meredith Townes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Meredith Townes is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes
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 Sorrell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sorrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angier
- Apex
- Apex lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Sorrell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Apex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Cary
- Cary lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sorrell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Raleigh
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Sorrell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Wake 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 Sorrell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #995115 (Sorrell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #995115 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: Wake
- Est. Elev: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Wheeler
- Location given for Sorrell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.655711 Lon: -78.7483423
- 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 Wake, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sorrell 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |