A visit to the Burnt School 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 Burnt School Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burnt School Cemetery:
36.5565, -81.6759
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burnt School Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burnt School Cemetery is located in Ashe County<2>.
The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Burnt School Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burnt School Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Burnt School Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burnt School Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Ashe County
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- Rye Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rye Cove Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove Cemetery
- Solomon Bauguess Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Solomon Bauguess Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Bauguess Cemetery
- The Solomon Bauguess Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bauguess Cemetery
- Letcher Greer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Letcher Greer Family Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher Greer Family Cemetery
- The Letcher Greer Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greer Cemetery
- Rufus Lewis Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rufus Lewis Family Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus Lewis Family Cemetery
- The Rufus Lewis Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lewis Family Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Noah Shumate Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Noah Shumate Family Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah Shumate Family Cemetery
- The Noah Shumate Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shumate Cemetery
- Shumate Family Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Ashe County
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- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Brack Osborne Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brack Osborne Family Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brack Osborne Family Cemetery
- The Brack Osborne Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Osborne Family Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
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- Big Laurel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Big Laurel Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Whitetop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitetop Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetop 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 Burnt School Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burnt School Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grayson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Whitetop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Roten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Shingletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Comet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Masada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Masada is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Sturgills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Warrensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Helton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Drowning Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Rugby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Loves Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Alvarado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
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 Burnt School Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ashe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burnt School Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Burnt School Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Ashe 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 Burnt School Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1009850 (Burnt School Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1009850 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: Ashe
- Est. Elev: 1156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grayson
- Location given for Burnt School Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5565082 Lon: -81.6759472
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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 Ashe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burnt School 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. |