A visit to the Bakersville 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 Bakersville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bakersville Cemetery:
36.0015, -82.1557
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bakersville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bakersville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Bakersville. Bakersville lies just to the north of the Bakersville Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Bakersville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bakersville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ledford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Green Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Green Young Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Gouge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Gouge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
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- Roan Mtn. Cemetery #2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Roan Mtn. Cemetery #2 is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roan Mtn. Cemetery #2
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Hobson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hobson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Silver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Rebels Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rebels Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebels Creek Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bakersville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bakersville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bakersville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
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- Double Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Penland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Green Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Tipton Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Micaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Spruce Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Day Book
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Plumtree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Relief
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
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- Huntdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
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- Celo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Altapass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
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- Chestnut Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Burbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Richlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Bailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Little Switzerland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stamey Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Minneapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Heaton Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Sioux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
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 Bakersville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mitchell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bakersville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Burnsville
- Spruce Pine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Bakersville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Mitchell 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 Bakersville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1008862 (Bakersville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1008862 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 818 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bakersville
- Location given for Bakersville Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0015072 Lon: -82.155679
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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 Mitchell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bakersville 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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