A visit to the Cliffside 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 Cliffside Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cliffside Cemetery (FG ID #1518691).
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 Cliffside Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cliffside Cemetery:
35.2459, -81.7652
The Cliffside Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Cliffside Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cliffside Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Cliffside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cliffside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scruggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Caroleen Avondale Henrietta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goode Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Providence UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McCraw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Jolley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jolley Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley Cemetery
- Dobbins Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Trout Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- County Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Floyd's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ruppe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ruppe Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruppe Cemetery
- McCraw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Lavonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lavonia Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cliffside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cliffside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cliffside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Henrietta
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Six Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Caroleen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mooresboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Ellenboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Mush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Lattimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Chesnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bostic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Brittain Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Kingstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Spindale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Cliffside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cliffside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chesnee
- Forest City
- Spindale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Cliffside Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Cliffside Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1518691
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, 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- Cliffside 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. |