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:
34.7818, -78.0386
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 Duplin County<2>.
The county seat for Duplin County is located in Kenansville. Kenansville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wells Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duplin Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockfish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rockfish Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Rose Hill.
- Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Rose Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479086 <5>
- Alderman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alderman Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderman Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Powers Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Powers Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48488 <5>
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clay Hill Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill Cemetery
- Iron Mine Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Iron Mine Burial Park is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mine Burial Park
- Newkirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
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- Peterson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Fryar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryar Cemetery
- Riverview Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Worrell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Worrell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Duff Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Teachey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Safe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wallace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tin City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Brices Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Murphey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Murphey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Cartersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Charity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Register
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Willard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Hancheys Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hancheys Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancheys Store
- Pasley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pasley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasley
- Greenevers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenevers is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Harrells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Watha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Delway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Sloan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
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 Wells Cemetery. The following communities are located in Duplin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kenansville
- Magnolia
- Rose Hill
- Wallace
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 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 Duplin 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 #1026160 (Wells Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1026160 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: Duplin
- Est. Elev: 22 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rose Hill
- Location given for Wells Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7818353 Lon: -78.0385978
- 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 Duplin, 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 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. |
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