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A visit to the West Lawn Cemetery ...


The location of the West Lawn 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 West Lawn Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   36.3060°   (36° 18' 21")

Lon:   -76.2538°   (-76° 15' 13")

The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Pasquotank County<2>.

The county seat for Pasquotank County is located in Elizabeth City. Elizabeth City lies just to the east southeast of the West Lawn 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 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 Lawn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Pasquotank 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 West Lawn 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Lawn Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Elizabeth City
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Camden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Camden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
    • Belcross
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
      • Belcross is located in Camden County
    • Weeksville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
      • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
    • Elizabeth City Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
      • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
    • Shiloh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Camden County
    • South Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mills
      • South Mills is located in Camden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Mills <4>
    • Riddle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
      • Riddle is located in Camden County
    • Shawboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawboro
      • Shawboro is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawboro <4>
    • Winfall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Alder Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
      • Alder Branch is located in Camden County
    • Snowden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snowden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
      • Snowden is located in Currituck County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Horseshoe
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
        • Horseshoe is located in Camden County
      • Hertford
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hertford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford
        • Hertford is located in Perquimans County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hertford <4>
      • Burgess
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgess have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
        • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
      • Maple
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
        • Maple is located in Currituck County
      • Moyock
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Belvidere
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Coinjock
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coinjock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coinjock
        • Coinjock is located in Currituck County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coinjock <4>
      • Barco
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Currituck
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Snug Harbor
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
        • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
      • Snow Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
        • Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
      • Yeopim Station
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
        • Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
        • Yeopim Station has also been known as:
        • Yeopim
      • Acorn Hill
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
        • Acorn Hill is located in Gates County

    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 Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pasquotank County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Lawn Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the West Lawn Cemetery.<5>

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

    • New Hollywood Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • New Oak Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollywood Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Memory Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memory Gardens is located in Pasquotank County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens
    • Gilbert Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Porters Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Godfrey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godfrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Godfrey Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godfrey Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • New Hope UMC Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Up River Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Up River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Up River Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Up River Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Nixon Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nixon Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nixon Cemetery
      • Cedarwood Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarwood Cemetery
      • Riddicks Grove Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riddicks Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riddicks Grove Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riddicks Grove Cemetery
      • Harvey Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harvey Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Cemetery
      • Moyock Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moyock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moyock Cemetery is located in Currituck County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moyock Cemetery
      • Riddick Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riddick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riddick Cemetery is located in Gates County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riddick Cemetery
      • Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Belvidere.
        • The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Chappell Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188876 <6>
      • Piney Woods Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Woods Cemetery
      • Chappells Hill Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chappells Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chappells Hill Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chappells Hill Cemetery
      • Gatling - Smith Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Philips Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Philips Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philips Cemetery
      • Northwest Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northwest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Northwest Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northwest 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 West Lawn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1003262  (West Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1003262 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: Pasquotank
      • County: Pasquotank         Elev: 4
      • Location given for GNIS #1003262 (West Lawn Cemetery)

    The official website for Pasquotank County: www.co.pasquotank.nc.us/

    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 Pasquotank, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Lawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3060, Longitude: -76.2538       In this case, the coordinates for the West Lawn 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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