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A visit to the Acton United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Acton UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Acton UMC Cemetery (FG ID #1964466).

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 Acton UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Acton UMC Cemetery:

35.5555, -82.6405

The Acton UMC Cemetery is located in Buncombe County<2>.

The county seat for Buncombe County is located in Asheville. Asheville lies just to the east northeast of the Acton UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Acton UMC Cemetery.

Establishment of the Acton UMC Cemetery ...

The Acton UMC Cemetery was established in 1889.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Acton UMC Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
  • Old Academy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Old Academy Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Academy Cemetery
  • Hice Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Hice Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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  • Pisgah View Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Luther Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Luther Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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  • Justice Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Justice Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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  • Gudger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Gudger Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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  • Brooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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  • Green Hills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Green Hills Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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  • Violet Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Violet Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rich Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Rich Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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    • Fore - Rutledge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trull Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Trull Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trull Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhodes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
    • Sluder Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Sluder Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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    • Cole Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cole Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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    • Ridgeway Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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    • Baker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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    • Long Shoals Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Long Shoals Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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    • Sunset Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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    • West Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The West Chapel Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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    • Old Macedonia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Old Macedonia Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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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]<3> of the Acton UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Acton UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Acton UMC Cemetery. The following communities are located in Buncombe County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Acton UMC 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 Acton UMC Cemetery:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1964466

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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' (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- Acton UMC 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.