A visit to the Sykes 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 Sykes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sykes Cemetery:
34.3463, -78.1667
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sykes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sykes Cemetery is located in Brunswick County<2>.
The county seat for Brunswick County is located in Bolivia. Bolivia lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south of the Sykes Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sykes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sykes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Scull Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Cemetery
- Skipper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Skipper Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper Cemetery
- Dew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dew Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Flynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Flynn Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Skipper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Skipper Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
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- Chinnis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chinnis Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnis Cemetery
- Rhyne Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rhyne Grave is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhyne Grave
- Long Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Long Bluff Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bluff Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
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- Malpass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Malpass Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malpass Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Sheman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sheman Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheman Cemetery
- Colvin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Colvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
- Lennon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lennon Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennon Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Brinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Brinson Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinson Cemetery
- Wilton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilton Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Cemetery
- Malpass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Malpass Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malpass Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sykes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sykes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Acme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
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- Northwest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Delco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riegelwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Armour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Malmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Phoenix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
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- Sandyfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Byrdville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Currie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Navassa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- East Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Kelly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Town Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
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- Bolton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winnabow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hightsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Wrightsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Sykes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Brunswick 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 Sykes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #995797 (Sykes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #995797 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: Brunswick
- Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Acme
- Location given for Sykes Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3462794 Lon: -78.1666633
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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 Brunswick, 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- Sykes 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |