A visit to the Byrd 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 Byrd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Byrd Cemetery:
36.0296, -82.2285
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Bakersville. Bakersville lies just to the east southeast of the Byrd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Byrd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Byrd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Gouge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
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- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Whitson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Bakersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bakersville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville Cemetery
- Penland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Penland Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hobson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hobson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson Cemetery
- Hobson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hobson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Green Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Tipton Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Relief
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Bakersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Day Book
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Double Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Buladean
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Bailey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Huntdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Richlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Ramseytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Sioux
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Micaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Higgins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Penland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Limestone Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
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 Byrd 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 Byrd 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 Byrd 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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1009874 (Byrd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1009874 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: 782 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bakersville
- Location given for Byrd Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0295584 Lon: -82.2284611
- 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 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' (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- Byrd 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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