A visit to the West Burial Ground ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the West Burial Ground. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Burial Ground (FG ID #2452307).
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 West Burial Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Burial Ground:
35.2061, -78.4939
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the West Burial Ground, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The West Burial Ground is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Spiveys Corner.
The cemetery is located in Sampson County<3>.
The county seat for Sampson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southeast of the West Burial Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Burial Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the West Burial Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Burial Ground, with the nearest first.
- Wooten Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baggett Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lee's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hawley Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- W.K. Beasley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardy Draughton Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Autry - Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Little Field Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Field Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Reedy Prong Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Tart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee & Johnson Restorium
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- T. Mann Barefoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ellington Tart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Julius M. Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Josiah Eldridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barefoot Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henry & Nancy Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- John A. Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the West Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Burial Ground, with the nearest first:
- Spiveys Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McKoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vann Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Blackmans Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peacocks Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Falcon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Rebel City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huntley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grove Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Dunn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Godwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kitty Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Keener
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Salemburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Erwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 West Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sampson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Dunn
- Dunn lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the West Burial Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Erwin
- Falcon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 West Burial Ground:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Sampson 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 West Burial Ground:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2452307
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Burial Ground) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Sampson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |