A visit to the Tilley 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 Tilley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tilley Cemetery:
35.9235, -79.1103
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tilley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tilley Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Hillsborough. Hillsborough lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Tilley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tilley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Tilley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tilley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCauley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McCauley Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauley Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- Sparrows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sparrows Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Cemetery
- Manns Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Manns Chapel Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Chapel Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Restland Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Riggsbee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Riggsbee Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsbee Cemetery
- Rosewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Rosewood Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Community Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Salem Community Church Cemetery is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Community Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Saxapahaw.
- The Salem Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem United Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #176187 <5>
- Chatham Friends Meeting Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- Haw River Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Haw River Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River Cemetery
- Beechwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer AME Zion Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Glenview Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview Cemetery
- Dunagan Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunagan Family Cemetery is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunagan Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Durham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2389966 <5>
- Governor Burke Grave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Governor Burke Grave is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Burke Grave
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Tilley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tilley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rangewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Laurel Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Laurel Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Carrboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calvander
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Calvander is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvander
- Dogwood Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tenney Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tenney Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney Circle
- Mount Bolus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Bolus is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bolus
- Lake Ellen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Ashley Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Forest
- Northwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eubanks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eubanks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Davie Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Carolwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carolwoods is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolwoods
- Timberlyne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlyne is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlyne
- Manor Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Dodsons Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsons Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsons Crossroads
- Summerfield Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summerfield Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Crossing
- Stoneridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneridge
- Blackwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Walnut Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- Orange Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
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 Tilley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tilley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Tilley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Orange 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 Tilley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #996107 (Tilley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996107 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chapel Hill
- Location given for Tilley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9234761 Lon: -79.1102903
- 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 Orange, 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- Tilley 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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