A visit to the Arwood 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 Arwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Arwood Cemetery:
35.8657, -82.3746
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Arwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Arwood Cemetery is located in Yancey County<2>.
The county seat for Yancey County is located in Burnsville. Burnsville lies just to the northeast of the Arwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Arwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Arwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Arwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ledford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Maney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Whittington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Shepard Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Roland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Penland Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dellinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dellinger Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellinger Cemetery
- Marshbanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Marshbanks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshbanks Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Metcalf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Laurel Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burleson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Edney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Edney Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edney Cemetery
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 Arwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Arwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pensacola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Murchison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Low Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Rockview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Higgins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Barnardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Democrat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Day Book
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Celo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Micaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ramseytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Mars Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hamrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Newdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Green Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Beech
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Double Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Huntdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Flat Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Relief
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
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 Arwood 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 Arwood 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 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 Arwood 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 Arwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1008783 (Arwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1008783 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: 882 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Mitchell
- Location given for Arwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8656683 Lon: -82.3745732
- 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 Yancey, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arwood 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. |