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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. 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 Coles Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coles Cemetery

Lat:   35.7457°   (35° 44' 44")

Lon:   -82.5126°   (-82° 30' 45")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackstock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackstock Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
  • Flat Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
  • Paint Fork Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paint Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paint Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paint Fork Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
  • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mc Kinney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mc Kinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mc Kinney Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
  • Ledford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledford Cemetery
    • The Ledford Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ledford Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Mars Hill.
  • Brank Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brank Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
  • Maney Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
  • Anders Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anders Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
  • Maney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maney Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
  • Whitaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dillingham Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillingham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
    • Big Ivy Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Ivy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Ivy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Ivy Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
    • Ivy Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
    • Whitt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitt Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Gibbs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
      • The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Memorial Park is located in Buncombe County
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
    • Ballard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ballard Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
    • Carson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carson Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
    • Ballard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ballard Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
    • Holcombe - Branch Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards 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]<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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
  • Beech
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
    • Beech is located in Buncombe County
  • Barnardsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <7>
  • Democrat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
    • Democrat is located in Buncombe County
  • Ivy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
    • Ivy is located in Madison County
  • Weaverville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoney Knob
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
    • Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
  • Mars Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rockview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
    • Rockview is located in Buncombe County
  • Alexander
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodfin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
    • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <7>
  • Petersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Riceville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
      • Riceville is located in Buncombe County
    • Bethel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Madison County
    • Rollins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
      • Rollins is located in Madison County
    • Asheville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Swannanoa Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
      • Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
    • Marshall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Emma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
      • Emma is located in Buncombe County
    • Redwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
      • Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
    • Sayles Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayles Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Village
      • Sayles Village is located in Buncombe County
    • Azalea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Azalea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
      • Azalea is located in Buncombe County
    • Wilson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Buncombe County
    • Swannanoa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Walkertown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
      • Walkertown is located in Buncombe County

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.

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 Coles Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #983367 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: Weaverville
    • County: Buncombe         Elev: 705
    • Location given for GNIS #983367 (Coles Cemetery)

The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Coles Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7457, Longitude: -82.5126       In this case, the coordinates for the Coles Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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