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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. 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 Wright Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   34.8243°   (34° 49' 27")

Lon:   -79.5917°   (-79° 35' 30")

The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County<2>.

The county seat for Scotland County is located in Laurinburg. Laurinburg lies just to the southeast of the Wright Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 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.

  • Gwynn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwynn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gwynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gwynn Cemetery is located in Scotland County
  • Speight Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Speight Cemetery is located in Scotland County
  • Wright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
  • Leviner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leviner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leviner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leviner Cemetery is located in Scotland County
  • Peels Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peels Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peels Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peels Chapel Cemetery is located in Scotland County
  • Mudd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mudd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mudd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mudd Cemetery is located in Scotland County
  • Wright Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
  • Woodard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodard Cemetery is located in Scotland County
  • Wright Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
  • Snead Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snead Cemetery is located in Scotland County
  • Hursey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hursey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hursey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hursey Cemetery is located in Scotland County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Scotland County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • Rachel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rachel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rachel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rachel Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • Green Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Richmond County
    • Scholl Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scholl Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scholl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scholl Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • Tabernacle Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • Green Pond Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Pond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Pond Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • Pine Crest Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Crest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • Beaver Dam Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Dam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Dam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Scotland County
    • King Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Cemetery is located in Scotland County

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 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 east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Laurel Hill is located in Scotland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Hill <5>
  • Richmond Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
    • Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
  • Gibson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Gibson is located in Scotland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <5>
  • Steen Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
    • Steen Town is located in Richmond County
  • New Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • New Town is located in Richmond County
  • Laurinburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurinburg
    • Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurinburg <5>
  • Hamlet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Newtonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
    • Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
  • Dobbins Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbins Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
    • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • East Laurinburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
    • East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
  • McColl
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
    • McColl is located in Marlboro County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <5>
  • Hasty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Hasty is located in Scotland County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Marston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
      • Marston is located in Richmond County
    • East Rockingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
      • East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
    • Tatum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
      • Tatum is located in Marlboro County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <5>
    • Rockingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
      • Rockingham is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockingham <5>
    • Wagram
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
      • Wagram is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagram <5>
    • New Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Scotland County
    • Honey Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
      • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
    • Yates Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
      • Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
    • Maxton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
      • Maxton is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <5>
    • Crump Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
      • Crump Town is located in Scotland County
    • Hoffman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Hoffman is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
    • Cordova
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Richmond County
    • Wallace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bennettsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Red Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
      • Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)

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.

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 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:

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 #997656  (Wright Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #997656 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: Gibson
    • County: Scotland         Elev: 91
    • Location given for GNIS #997656 (Wright Cemetery)

The official website for Scotland County: www.scotlandcounty.org/

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 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wright Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8243, Longitude: -79.5917       In this case, the coordinates for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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