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A visit to the William H. Edwards Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the William H. Edwards Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The William H. Edwards Cemetery (FG ID #2419273)

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 William H. Edwards Cemetery ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the William H. Edwards Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the William H. Edwards Cemetery

Lat:   35.5351°   (35° 32' 6")

Lon:   -77.2601°   (-77° 15' 36")

The cemetery is located in Pitt County<3>.

As an estimate, the William H. Edwards Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southeast of Greenville.

The county seat for Pitt County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the northwest of the William H. Edwards Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the William H. Edwards Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from William H. Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 William H. Edwards Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from William H. Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Simpson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Grimesland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimesland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
    • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Heritage Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
  • Bells Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Windsor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Pitt County
  • Shelmerdine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pactolus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Winterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Calico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ripple City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripple City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
    • Ripple City is located in Pitt County
  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
    • Summerfield is located in Pitt County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Coxville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chocowinity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocowinity have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocowinity
      • Chocowinity is located in Beaufort County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chocowinity <7>
    • Red Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Pitt County
    • Ayden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
      • Ayden is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <7>
    • Clayroot
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • House
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Washington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Whichard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Renston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Stokes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
      • Stokes is located in Pitt County
    • Washington Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
      • Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Rountree
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Quinerly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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 William H. Edwards Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pitt County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The William H. Edwards Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 William H. Edwards Cemetery:

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 William H. Edwards Cemetery:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 William H. Edwards Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5351, Longitude: -77.2601    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pitt, 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), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.