A visit to the Sugar Creek Burying Ground ...
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 Sugar Creek Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sugar Creek Burying Ground:
35.2590, -80.8026
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sugar Creek Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sugar Creek Burying Ground is located in Mecklenburg County<2>.
The county seat for Mecklenburg County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies just to the southwest of the Sugar Creek Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sugar Creek Burying Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sugar Creek Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sugar Creek Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hendrix Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48276 <5>
- North Pinewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The North Pinewood Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pinewood Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Charlotte.
- The Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pinewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48436 <5>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biddleville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Biddleville Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plaza Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Newell Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sharon Memorial Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Memorial Park
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Miranda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Miranda Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Mulberry Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moores AME Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jonahville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jonahville Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonahville Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Memorial Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
- The Pleasant Grove Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carmel Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunset Memory Gardens is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memory Gardens
- Logan Chapel CME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sugar Creek Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sugar Creek Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Belmont
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Charlotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biddleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Chantilly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Wilmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Newell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Spring Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Chateau Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Pinecrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Croft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Dalton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Yorkmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Paw Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Providence ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Cannon Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
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 Sugar Creek Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mecklenburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sugar Creek Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charlotte
- Mount Holly
- Pineville
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 Sugar Creek Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg 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 Sugar Creek Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #995646 (Sugar Creek Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #995646 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: Mecklenburg
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Derita
- Location given for Sugar Creek Burying Ground:
- Lat: 35.2590311 Lon: -80.8025705
- 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 Mecklenburg, 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 from Point A (ie- Sugar Creek Burying Ground) 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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