A visit to the Arrington 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 Arrington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Arrington Cemetery:
35.8934, -82.5987
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Arrington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Arrington Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the southwest of the Arrington Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Arrington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Arrington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Coates Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Proffitt Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Cemetery
- Grapevine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Grapevine Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Cemetery
- Gosnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gosnell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gosnell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47491 <5>
- Jesse Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jesse Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse Rice Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Shook Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shook Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Ramsey Cemetery
- The Shook Ramsey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ramsey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208646 <5>
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Davis Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Rice Cemetery
- Heck Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Heck Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck Creek Cemetery
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- Thomason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Dill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Peek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Peek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sprinkle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprinkle Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Shook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shook Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson 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 Arrington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Arrington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Foster Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
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- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Mars Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Cutshalltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Allegheny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- White Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flag Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Democrat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Stackhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Flat Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Allenstand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Barnardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Rockview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Higgins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Clear Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Hot Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Weaverville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Arrington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Arrington 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 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 Arrington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Arrington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1008778 (Arrington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1008778 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 1053 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sams Gap
- Location given for Arrington Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8934408 Lon: -82.5987476
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Madison, 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- Arrington 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |