A visit to the Ballard 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 Ballard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ballard Cemetery:
35.7804, -82.4449
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ballard Cemetery is located in Buncombe County<2>.
The county seat for Buncombe County is located in Asheville. Asheville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Ballard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ballard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Ballard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ballard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Big Ivy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Big Ivy Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ivy Cemetery
- Dillingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Anders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Anders Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anders Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Maney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
- Mc Kinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mc Kinney Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Kinney Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46737 <5>
- Paint Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Paint Fork Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Maple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Gardner - Gillis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gardner - Gillis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner - Gillis Cemetery
- The Gardner - Gillis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gardner Cemetery
- Gillis Cemetery
- Angel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Angel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Cemetery
- Holcombe - Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Dillingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham 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 Ballard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ballard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barnardsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rockview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Democrat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Beech
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Flat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Mars Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Weaverville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murchison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Stoney Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Riceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Walkertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Low Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Woodfin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Swannanoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Montreat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Rollins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
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 Ballard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buncombe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ballard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Ballard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Buncombe 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 Ballard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1008896 (Ballard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1008896 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: Buncombe
- Est. Elev: 707 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barnardsville
- Location given for Ballard Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.78039 Lon: -82.4448508
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ballard 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. |