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A visit to the Wells Cemetery ...


The location of the Wells Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   34.2674°   (34° 16' 2")

Lon:   -78.2308°   (-78° 13' 50")

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 .

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 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 Wells Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Columbus County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Wells Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delco
      • Delco is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delco <4>
    • Sandy Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Acme
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Columbus County
    • Armour
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
      • Armour is located in Columbus County
    • Northwest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
      • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Riegelwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Byrdville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrdville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
      • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
    • Malmo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
      • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
    • Sandyfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandyfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
      • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • East Arcadia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
      • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Town Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
      • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Phoenix
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Bolton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Winnabow
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnabow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnabow
        • Winnabow is located in Brunswick County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnabow <4>
      • Navassa
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navassa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
        • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
      • Leland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
        • Leland is located in Brunswick County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <4>
      • Makatoka
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
        • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
      • Bolivia
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
        • Bolivia is located in Brunswick County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivia <4>
      • Kelly
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
        • Kelly is located in Bladen County
      • Belville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
        • Belville is located in Brunswick County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
      • Long View
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
        • Long View is located in Bladen County
      • 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lennon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lennon Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lennon Cemetery
    • Atkinson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkinson Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Skipper Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skipper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Skipper Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skipper Cemetery
    • Malpass Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malpass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Malpass Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malpass Cemetery
    • Chinnis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chinnis Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinnis Cemetery
    • Scull Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scull Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scull Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Benton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Benton Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton Cemetery
    • Skipper Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skipper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Skipper Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skipper Cemetery
    • Sykes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sykes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sykes Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sykes Cemetery
    • Graham Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graham Chapel Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Williams Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Flynn Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Flynn Cemetery is located in Pender County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flynn Cemetery
      • Long Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Long Cemetery is located in Pender County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Nelson Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
      • Robinson Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Mulberry Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #996948 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Acme
      • County: Columbus         Elev: 17
      • Location given for GNIS #996948 (Wells Cemetery)

    The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main

    The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

    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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wells Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2674, Longitude: -78.2308       In this case, the coordinates for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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