A visit to the Wittenberg 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 Wittenberg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wittenberg Cemetery:
35.6171, -80.4520
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wittenberg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wittenberg Cemetery is located in Rowan County<2>.
The county seat for Rowan County is located in Salisbury. Salisbury lies just to the north northwest of the Wittenberg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wittenberg Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Wittenberg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wittenberg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Christiana Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Christiana Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Cemetery
- Old English Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old English Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old English Cemetery
- Dixonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Owen Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Owen Family Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Owen Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Salisbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213301 <5>
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- China Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- Rowan Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rowan Memorial Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48649 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Grubb Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Grubb Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- Jersey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Cemetery
- Wesleys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesleys Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Wittenberg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wittenberg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Granite Quarry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Faith
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Salisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Salisbury is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salisbury
- Correll Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- Oak Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Timbercreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Woodbine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbine is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Eastwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eastwood Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Village
- Corbin Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Eaman Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eaman Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaman Park
- Red Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Acres
- Shupings Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Forest Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- East Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Overbrook Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Overbrook Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Acres
- Frohock Mill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frohock Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohock Mill
- Rockwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harris Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Craven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Trading Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
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 Wittenberg Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rowan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wittenberg 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 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 Wittenberg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rowan 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 Wittenberg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #997514 (Wittenberg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #997514 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: Rowan
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockwell
- Location given for Wittenberg Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6170839 Lon: -80.4520042
- 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 Rowan, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wittenberg 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |