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A visit to the Wells 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 Wells Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wells Cemetery:

34.2674, -78.2308

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wells Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Wells Cemetery is located in Columbus County<2>.

The county seat for Columbus County is located in Whiteville. Whiteville lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the west of the Wells Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wells Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Wells Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lennon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Lennon Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennon Cemetery
  • Atkinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Skipper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Skipper Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper Cemetery
  • Malpass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Malpass Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malpass Cemetery
  • Chinnis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Chinnis Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnis Cemetery
  • Scull Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Scull Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Benton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Benton Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
  • Skipper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Skipper Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper Cemetery
  • Sykes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sykes Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
  • Graham Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Graham Chapel Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Chapel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pleasant Union MB Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Bolton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2611688 <5>
    • Williams Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Flynn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Flynn Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
    • Long Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
    • Mulberry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Delco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Acme
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Acme is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Armour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Armour is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
  • Northwest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Riegelwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Byrdville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
  • Malmo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
  • Sandyfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • East Arcadia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Town Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Phoenix
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bolton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Winnabow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Navassa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
    • Leland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Leland is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <6>
    • Makatoka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
    • Bolivia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kelly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Kelly is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Belville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Belville is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
    • Long View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Long View is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
    • Currie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 first visit 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 Wells Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Columbus 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 Wells Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #996948  (Wells Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996948 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: Columbus
      • Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Acme
      • Location given for Wells Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.267391     Lon: -78.2308328
      • 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 Columbus, 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- Wells 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.