A visit to the Allen 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 Allen Cemetery ...
The Allen Cemetery is located in Yancey County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Arwood Cemetery
- The Arwood Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Autrey Cemetery
- The Autrey Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Banks Cemetery
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Burleson Cemetery
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Crisawn Cemetery
- The Crisawn Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Dellinger Cemetery
- The Dellinger Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Dillingham Cemetery
- The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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- Gibbs Cemetery
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Laurel Branch Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Maney Cemetery
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Maple Cemetery
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
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- Penland Cemetery
- The Penland Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Ray Cemetery
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Robinson Cemetery
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Robinson Cemetery
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Roland Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Shepard Family Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Westall Cemetery
- The Westall Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Wheeler Cemetery
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Barnardsville
- Beech
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
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- Bethel
- Bethel is located in Madison County
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- Black Mountain
- Burnsville
- Celo
- Celo is located in Yancey County
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- Concord
- Concord is located in Yancey County
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- Day Book
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
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- Democrat
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
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- Dendron
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
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- Double Island
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
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- Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Green Mountain
- Hamrick
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
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- Higgins
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
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- Ivy
- Ivy is located in Madison County
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- Little Switzerland
- Low Gap
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
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- Mars Hill
- Micaville
- Montreat
- Murchison
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
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- Newdale
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
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- Penland
- Pensacola
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
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- Ramseytown
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
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- Ridgecrest
- Rockview
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
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- Walkertown
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
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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 Allen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yancey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnardsville
- Black Mountain
- Burnsville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Yancey 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1008678 (Allen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1008678 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: Yancey
- Est. Elev: 952 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Mitchell
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Yancey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allen Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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