A visit to the Capps Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Capps Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Capps Cemetery
Lat: 35.8405° (35° 50' 25")
Lon: -82.6567° (-82° 39' 24")
The cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
As an estimate, the Capps Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the southwest of Marshall.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the south southwest of the Capps Cemetery .
Name Variations for Capps Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Capps Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Capps Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Capps Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wild Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wild Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Runnion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bryan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ingle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thomason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomason Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Ball - Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Station Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Station Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Station Cemetery is located in Madison County
- J. Lee Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Laurel Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ray Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jesse Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Gosnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grapevine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grapevine Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grapevine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grapevine Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Sams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Heck Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heck Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heck Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Heck Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
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]<1> of the Capps Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Capps Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Petersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rollins
- From the Capps Cemetery to Rollins
- Walnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Walnut
- From the Capps Cemetery to Walnut
- Mars Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Foster Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stackhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshalltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ivy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Democrat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Allenstand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hot Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Weaverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bluff
- From the Capps Cemetery to Bluff
- Leicester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leicester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Leicester is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <6>
- Stoney Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
- Barnardsville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnardsville <6>
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 Capps 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 Capps Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Capps Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Madison County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Capps Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1010031 (Capps Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1010031 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Marshall
- County: Madison Elev: 682
- Location given for GNIS #1010031 (Capps Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Capps Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8405, Longitude: -82.6567 |
<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> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |