A visit to the Buckner 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 Buckner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buckner Cemetery:
35.9021, -82.5401
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Buckner Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Buckner Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Buckner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buckner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sprinkle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprinkle Cemetery
- Murray Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Murray Gap Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gap Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- California Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hawkins - Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- The Banks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- Engle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Engle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Shook Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harris Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robinson - Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson - Ray Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson - Ray Cemetery
- The Robinson - Ray Cemetery has also been known as:
- Duck - Robinson Cemetery
- Proffitt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Coates Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates Cemetery
- Dill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Jarvis Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jarvis Brown Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Brown Cemetery
- Runion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Runion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runion Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The George Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the George Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Mars Hill.
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Penley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- Radford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Radford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford 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 Buckner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buckner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Foster Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Mars Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Ivy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Flag Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Democrat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Barnardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Higgins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Allegheny
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Cutshalltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- 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
- Rockview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Clear Branch
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Walnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ramseytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Sioux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Allenstand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Hurricane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Stackhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
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 Buckner 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 Buckner 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 Buckner 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 Buckner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1009786 (Buckner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1009786 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: 1007 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sams Gap
- Location given for Buckner Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.902053 Lon: -82.5401353
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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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buckner 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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