A visit to the Wheelers Church 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 Wheelers Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wheelers Church Cemetery:
36.2662, -79.1214
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wheelers Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wheelers Church Cemetery is located in Person County<2>.
The county seat for Person County is located in Roxboro. Roxboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Wheelers Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wheelers Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Wheelers Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wheelers Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Clement Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Griers Cemetery
- Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Griers Cemetery
- Old Eno Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Eno Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eno Cemetery
- Temple of Light Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Temple of Light Church Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple of Light Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple of Light Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Hillsborough.
- The Temple of Light Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254144 <5>
- Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flat River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Person Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Roxboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254137 <5>
- Burchwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Burchwood Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchwood Cemetery
- Moses Winstead Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamberth Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Enoch Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jeffries Cross Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Jeffries Cross Memorial Park is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffries Cross Memorial Park
- The Jeffries Cross Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Jeffries Cross Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175045 <5>
- County Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Governor Burke Grave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Governor Burke Grave is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Burke Grave
- Brookland Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wheelers Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wheelers Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Laws
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Prospect Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Kindful Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Hurdle Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- McDade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Green Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Larry Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- Berryland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Carr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Deer Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Springcrest Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Allens Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Just-A-Mere Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
- Arrowhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- North Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Fork is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Caldwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Cates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Roseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Walkers Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walkers Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Landing
- Schley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley
- Charter Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- Leasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fieldstream
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Timberlake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitt Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
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 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 Wheelers Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Person 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 Wheelers Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1966686 (Wheelers Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1966686 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: Person
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hurdle Mills
- Location given for Wheelers Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2662501 Lon: -79.121403
- 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 Person, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wheelers Church 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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