A visit to the Unity 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 Unity Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Unity Cemetery:
35.9471, -77.7772
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Unity Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Unity Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County<2>.
The county seat for Edgecombe County is located in Tarboro. Tarboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Unity Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Unity Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Unity Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Unity Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Battle Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Battle Park Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Park Cemetery
- The Battle Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Mount Mill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977750 <5>
- Bulluck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bulluck Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulluck Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Mount Memorial Park is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Memorial Park
- The Rocky Mount Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rocky Mount Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48620 <5>
- Brake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brake Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Drake Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ellen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellen Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Braswell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Coley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Coley Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Cemetery
- St. Matthews Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Matthews Church Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Matthews Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Rocky Mount.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320405 <5>
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The May Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Unity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Unity Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rocky Mount
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Ashburk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Easonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Halifax Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Joyners Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Sharpsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Dortches
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Westry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Langley Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hartsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Hartsease
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Battleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gold Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Regency Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Snells Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Red Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Sandy Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Elm City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winstead Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Leggett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Gethsemane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Whitakers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Unity Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgecombe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Unity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battleboro
- Elm City
- Nashville
- Rocky Mount
- Whitakers
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 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 Unity Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Edgecombe 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 Unity Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #996524 (Unity Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996524 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: Edgecombe
- Est. Elev: 28 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rocky Mount
- Location given for Unity Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9470991 Lon: -77.7772001
- 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 Edgecombe, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Unity 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |