A visit to the The Cedars 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 Cedars Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for The Cedars Cemetery:
36.5390, -79.2108
Note: The GPS location that we are using for The Cedars Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cedars Cemetery is located in Caswell County<2>.
The county seat for Caswell County is located in Yanceyville. Yanceyville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the The Cedars Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of The Cedars Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from The Cedars Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Connally UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Connally UMC Cemetery is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connally UMC Cemetery
- Foster Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Whitt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calvary UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Calvary UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary UMC Cemetery
- The Calvary UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Calvary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49659 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Hope UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope UMC Cemetery is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Yanceyville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2341785 <5>
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercy Seat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mercy Seat Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercy Seat Cemetery
- Floral Hill Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cunningham Family Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Family Cemetery
- The Cunningham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cuningham Family Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
- Waverly Plantation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310319 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- William H. Shelton Graveyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leemont Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Leemont Cemetery is located in Danville City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemont Cemetery
- Danville National Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Danville City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Freedmens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Freedmens Cemetery is located in Danville City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedmens Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Danville City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Cemetery
- Arbor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of The Cedars Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from The Cedars Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Estelle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Semora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blanch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delila
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Sutherlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Laurel Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Kentuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Leasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ceffo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gatewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Yanceyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- West Yanceyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Hicks Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Whitetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ridgecrest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
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 Cedars Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Caswell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cedars Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danville
- Milton
- Yanceyville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cedars Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Caswell 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 Cedars Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #995966 (The Cedars Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #995966 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: Caswell
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milton
- Location given for The Cedars Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5390286 Lon: -79.2108502
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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 Caswell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Cedars 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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