A visit to the Clayton 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 Clayton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Clayton Cemetery (FG ID #47112).
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 Clayton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clayton Cemetery:
35.4075, -83.1593
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Clayton Cemetery is located in Jackson County<3>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies just to the west southwest of the Clayton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clayton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> of the Clayton Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clayton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Norman - Blanton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sutton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Henry Cogdill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hoyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoyle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyle Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Keener Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Loves Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Love Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Love Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Chapel Cemetery
- Lovedale Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ash Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Cemetery
- Balsam Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dicks Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Parris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris Cemetery
- Redbank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Redbank Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Clayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clayton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Addie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ruby City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Sylva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Balsam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Cullowhee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greens Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Laport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maggie Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tuckasegee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hazelwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Gay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argura
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whittier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Lake Junaluska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Clayton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherokee
- Sylva
- Waynesville
- Webster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Clayton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Clayton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #47112
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #983246 (Clayton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #983246 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 701 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sylva North
- Location given for Clayton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4076008 Lon: -83.1593105
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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- Clayton 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. |