A visit to the Bone Valley 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 Bone Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bone Valley Cemetery:
35.5001, -83.6829
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bone Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bone Valley Cemetery is located in Swain County<2>.
The county seat for Swain County is located in Bryson City. Bryson City lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bone Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bone Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bone Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bone Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Cable Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Pilkey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pilkey Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkey Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- Cable Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cable Branch Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Branch Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Yellow Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cable Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cable Cove Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cove Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Breedlove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Breedlove Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove Cemetery
- Sawyer Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sawyer Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Creek Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Panther Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woody Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bone Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bone Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Stecoah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Judson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Forney ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Fontana Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <5>
- Yellow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Red Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Cheoah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Almond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Townsend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wesser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lake Santeetlah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Robbinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nantahala
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Bryson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Chalet Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Topton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tellico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Gatlinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
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 Bone Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Swain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bone Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Gatlinburg
- Robbinsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bone Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Swain 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 Bone Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #981712 (Bone Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981712 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: Swain
- Est. Elev: 746 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tuskeegee
- Location given for Bone Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5000908 Lon: -83.6829478
- 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 Swain, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bone Valley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |