A visit to the Varnell Family Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Varnell Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Varnell Family Cemetery (FG ID #2152549).
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 Varnell Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Varnell Family Cemetery:
35.7574, -77.6950
The Varnell Family Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Macclesfield.
The 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 northeast of the Varnell Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Varnell Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Varnell Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Varnell Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pineview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Toisnot Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Toisnot Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toisnot Cemetery
- Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bulluck Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bulluck Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulluck Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- J. W. Allen Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edgecombe Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- County Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pineview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Community Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Dancy Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Princeville Community Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tarboro Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Varnell Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Varnell Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Macclesfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pinetops
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Mercer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Saratoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Elm City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eastwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Falkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Sharpsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walstonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stantonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Hartsease
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Speights Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Conetoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ashburk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Joyners Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
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 Varnell Family 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 Varnell Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elm City
- Farmville
- Tarboro
- Wilson
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 Varnell Family 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 Varnell Family Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2152549
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Varnell Family 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. |