A visit to the Southwest 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 Southwest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Southwest Cemetery:
35.2452, -77.5986
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Southwest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Southwest Cemetery is located in Lenoir County<2>.
The county seat for Lenoir County is located in Kinston. Kinston lies just to the north northeast of the Southwest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Southwest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Southwest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Southwest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- King Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The King Family Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Family Cemetery
- The King Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richard King Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2497259 <5>
- Pinelawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinelawn Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinelawn Cemetery
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jesse Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Jefferson Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Jefferson Kennedy Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Jefferson Kennedy Cemetery
- The Thomas Jefferson Kennedy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Dell Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2427016 <5>
- Alexander Rouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Alexander Rouse Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Rouse Cemetery
- The Alexander Rouse Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rouse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214687 <5>
- Askew Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Askew Family Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew Family Cemetery
- The Askew Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjamin F. Parrott Cemetery
- J.T. Askew Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440934 <5>
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- Council F. Jarman Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- George W. Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jesse B. Noble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McArthur Jenkins & Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McArthur Jenkins & Moore Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur Jenkins & Moore Cemetery
- The McArthur Jenkins & Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Charles McArthur Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2447774 <5>
- Rhem Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rhem Family Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhem Family Cemetery
- The Rhem Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joseph Rhem Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437080 <5>
- Humphrey - Harper Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Humphrey - Harper Family Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey - Harper Family Cemetery
- The Humphrey - Harper Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harper Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172511 <5>
- Stroud - Hill Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Stroud - Hill Family Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud - Hill Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stroud - Hill Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Deep Run.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2543485 <5>
- Wiley Rouse Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Wiley Rouse Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Rouse Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- The Howard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lonnie Howard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440741 <5>
- White - Mercer - Richardson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Southwest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Southwest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kinston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kinfield Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Loftins Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Albrittons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Wise Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Graingers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Fields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Deep Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Glenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Sassers Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Tick Bite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- La Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Grifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hookerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gradys Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Combs Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Phillips Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Jason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Drummersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Pollocks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Seven Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Outlaws Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Albertson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Resaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Pink Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Barnwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Quinerly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Walnut Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
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 Southwest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lenoir County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Southwest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grifton
- Kinston
- La Grange
- Snow Hill
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 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 Southwest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Lenoir 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 Southwest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #995253 (Southwest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #995253 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: Lenoir
- Est. Elev: 10 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rivermont
- Location given for Southwest Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2451635 Lon: -77.5985804
- 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 Lenoir, 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- Southwest 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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