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A visit to the Ballard Cemetery ...


The location of the Ballard Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Ballard Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.7804°   (35° 46' 49")

Lon:   -82.4449°   (-82° 26' 41")

The Ballard Cemetery is located in Buncombe County<2>.

The county seat for Buncombe County is located in Asheville. Asheville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Ballard Cemetery .

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 Ballard Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Buncombe County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ballard Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ballard Cemetery.

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

    • Barnardsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
      • Barnardsville is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnardsville <4>
    • Democrat
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
      • Democrat is located in Buncombe County
    • Beech
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
      • Beech is located in Buncombe County
    • Ivy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
      • Ivy is located in Madison County
    • Flat Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
      • Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
    • Mars Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Madison County
    • Weaverville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Murchison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
      • Murchison is located in Yancey County
    • Pensacola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pensacola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
      • Pensacola is located in Yancey County
    • Stoney Knob
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
      • Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
    • Concord
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Yancey County
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Petersburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
        • Petersburg is located in Madison County
      • Riceville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
        • Riceville is located in Buncombe County
      • Walkertown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
        • Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
      • Low Gap
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
        • Low Gap is located in Yancey County
      • Woodfin
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
        • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <4>
      • Alexander
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
        • Wilson is located in Buncombe County
      • Swannanoa
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Montreat
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
        • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <4>
      • Burnsville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Higgins
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
        • Higgins is located in Yancey County
      • Rollins
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
        • Rollins is located in Madison County
      • Swannanoa Hills
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
        • Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
      • Azalea
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Azalea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
        • Azalea is located in Buncombe County
      • Black Mountain
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
        • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <4>
      • Hamrick
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
        • Hamrick is located in Yancey County
      • Foster Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
        • Foster Creek is located in Madison County
      • Marshall
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

    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 Ballard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buncombe County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ballard Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Ballard Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Big Ivy Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Ivy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Ivy Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Ivy Cemetery
    • Dillingham Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillingham Cemetery
    • Whitaker Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitaker Cemetery
    • Anders Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anders Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anders Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Maney Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maney Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maney Cemetery
    • Mc Kinney Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mc Kinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mc Kinney Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mc Kinney Cemetery
    • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Paint Fork Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paint Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paint Fork Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paint Fork Cemetery
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Carson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carson Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
    • Maple Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Chambers Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chambers Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery
      • Anderson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gardner - Gillis Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Gardner - Gillis Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • The Gardner - Gillis Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Gardner Cemetery
        • Gillis Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner - Gillis Cemetery
      • Angel Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Angel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Angel Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Angel Cemetery
      • Holcombe - Branch Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivy Hill Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Hill Cemetery
      • Webb Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Webb Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
      • Dillingham Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillingham Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Ballard Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1008896  (Ballard Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1008896 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: Barnardsville
      • County: Buncombe         Elev: 707
      • Location given for GNIS #1008896 (Ballard Cemetery)

    The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.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 Buncombe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ballard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7804, Longitude: -82.4449       In this case, the coordinates for the Ballard Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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