A visit to the Starlight Memorial Garden ...
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 Starlight Memorial Garden ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Starlight Memorial Garden:
35.5621, -78.9158
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Starlight Memorial Garden can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Starlight Memorial Garden is located in Harnett County<2>.
The county seat for Harnett County is located in Lillington. Lillington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Starlight Memorial Garden .
Open a Google Map centered on the Starlight Memorial Garden.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Starlight Memorial Garden.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Starlight Memorial Garden, with the nearest first.
- St. Augusta MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wake Chapel Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Neills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Summerville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westview Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harnett Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Willow Spring Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sorrell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sorrell Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrell Cemetery
- Ephesus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Womack Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Jeridan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jeridan Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeridan 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 Starlight Memorial Garden.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Starlight Memorial Garden, with the nearest first:
- Cokesbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Duncan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Hollemans Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Rawls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rawls is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
- Wilbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Chalybeate Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Brickhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Kipling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kipling is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Fuquay - Varina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mamers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mamers is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
- Kennebec
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Haywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Edgewater Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Broadway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seminole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Ryes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Boone Trail
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Luart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Angier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moncure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cape Fear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macks Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Osgood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Osgood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
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 Starlight Memorial Garden. The following communities are located in Harnett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Starlight Memorial Garden.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angier
- Angier lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Starlight Memorial Garden.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Angier.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angier
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 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 Starlight Memorial Garden:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Harnett 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 Starlight Memorial Garden:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #995420 (Starlight Memorial Garden)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #995420 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: Harnett
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cokesbury
- Location given for Starlight Memorial Garden:
- Lat: 35.5620998 Lon: -78.9158489
- 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 Harnett, 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- Starlight Memorial Garden) 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. |