A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:
34.7749, -79.5473
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County<2>.
The county seat for Scotland County is located in Laurinburg. Laurinburg lies just to the east of the Wright Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wright Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Snead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Snead Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Leviner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Leviner Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leviner Cemetery
- Hursey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hursey Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hursey Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
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- Pate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Lytch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lytch Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytch Cemetery
- Blue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Old Hundred Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Hundred Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hundred Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Pine Crest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
- McKinnon Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McKinnon Family Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McKinnon Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Laurinburg.
- The McKinnon Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- McKinnon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2389839 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Laurel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurinburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Laurinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Newtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Ghio Scholl Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- McColl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hasty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Steen Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Tatum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Red Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Maxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hamlet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wagram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbins Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Bennettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <6>
- Alma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Crump Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Raemon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Marston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- East Rockingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scotland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bennettsville
- Hamlet
- Laurinburg
- Maxton
- McColl
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 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Scotland 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #997653 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #997653 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: Scotland
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gibson
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7748817 Lon: -79.5472733
- 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 Scotland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wright 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. |