A visit to the Coles 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 Coles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coles Cemetery:
35.7457, -82.5126
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Coles Cemetery is located in Buncombe County<2>.
The county seat for Buncombe County is located in Asheville. Asheville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Coles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Coles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Coles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blackstock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Blackstock Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstock Cemetery
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- Paint Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Paint Fork Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46737 <5>
- Mc Kinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mc Kinney Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Kinney Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ledford Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Mars Hill.
- Brank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brank Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brank Cemetery
- Maney Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Anders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anders Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anders Cemetery
- Maney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dillingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham Cemetery
- Big Ivy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Ivy Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ivy Cemetery
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Whitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The West Memorial Park is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memorial Park
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Holcombe - Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
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]<3> of the Coles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flat Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Beech
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Barnardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Democrat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Weaverville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Mars Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Alexander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodfin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Rollins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Asheville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swannanoa Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Redwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Sayles Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sayles Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Village
- Azalea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Swannanoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
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 Coles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buncombe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Coles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Asheville
- Barnardsville
- Marshall
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 Coles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Buncombe 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 Coles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #983367 (Coles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #983367 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: Buncombe
- Est. Elev: 705 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weaverville
- Location given for Coles Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7456665 Lon: -82.5126297
- 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 Buncombe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Coles 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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