A visit to the Upper Wilscot 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 Upper Wilscot Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Upper Wilscot Cemetery:
34.8498, -84.1721
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Upper Wilscot Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Upper Wilscot Cemetery is located in Fannin County<2>.
The county seat for Fannin County is located in Blue Ridge. Blue Ridge lies just to the west of the Upper Wilscot Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Upper Wilscot Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Upper Wilscot Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Upper Wilscot Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Concord Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Concord Baptist Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Morganton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360943 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Ricketts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ricketts Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Padena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Padena Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padena Cemetery
- Wilscot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilscot Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilscot Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dillard Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- Toccoa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Toccoa Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Tarpley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tarpley Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley Cemetery
- Tilley Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brawley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brawley Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley Cemetery
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sugar Hill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Confidence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Confidence Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
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]<3> of the Upper Wilscot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Upper Wilscot Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Craytonia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Morganton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Margret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Mineral Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Culberson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Hothouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Blairsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Log
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Suches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Pantertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Epworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McCaysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Chestnut Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Santaluca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Tickanetley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Hood ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Burger Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Pine Log Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Copperhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
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 Upper Wilscot Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fannin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Upper Wilscot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blairsville
- Blue Ridge
- Copperhill
- McCaysville
- Morganton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Upper Wilscot Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Fannin 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 Upper Wilscot Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #351157 (Upper Wilscot Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #351157 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: Fannin
- Est. Elev: 623 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilscot
- Location given for Upper Wilscot Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8498072 Lon: -84.1721372
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Fannin, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper Wilscot 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. |
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