A visit to the Byrd Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Byrd Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Byrd Cemetery (FG ID #2271763).
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:
36.0692, -82.3084
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<3>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Bakersville. Bakersville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Byrd Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Worrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes - Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bad Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bad Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Creek Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Whitson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Garland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Byrd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Clearmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clearmont Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley 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]<4> of the Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bailey
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Richlands
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Relief
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Huntdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tipton Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ramseytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Day Book
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buladean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Erwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Banner Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Higgins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Limestone Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Unicoi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Double Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tolley Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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.
- Bakersville
- Burnsville
- Erwin
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 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 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2271763
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Byrd Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |