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A visit to the Collis 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 Collis Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collis 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 Collis Cemetery

Lat:   35.8629°   (35° 51' 46")

Lon:   -82.1115°   (-82° 6' 41")

The Collis Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.

The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Bakersville. Bakersville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Collis Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Collis Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Silvers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silvers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silvers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silvers Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
  • Stafford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stafford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stafford Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Yancey County
  • McHone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McHone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McHone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McHone Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
  • Cox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
  • Grindstaff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grindstaff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grindstaff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Yancey County
  • Ballew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballew Cemetery
    • The Ballew Cemetery is located in Yancey County
  • Snow Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Hollifield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollifield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollifield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hollifield Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tolley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tolley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • Gibbs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • Carroway Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carroway Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • Ballew Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballew Cemetery
      • The Ballew Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • Bracher Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bracher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bracher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bracher Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Cook Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mitchell County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Collis Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Little Switzerland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Switzerland
    • Little Switzerland is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Switzerland <5>
  • Grassy Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
    • Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
  • Penland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland
    • Penland is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penland <5>
  • Spruce Pine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Celo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
    • Celo is located in Yancey County
  • Newdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
    • Newdale is located in Yancey County
  • Hamrick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
    • Hamrick is located in Yancey County
  • Micaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
    • Micaville is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micaville <5>
  • Double Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
    • Double Island is located in Yancey County
  • Ashford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
    • Ashford is located in McDowell County
  • Bakersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Low Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
    • Low Gap is located in Yancey County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Murchison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
      • Murchison is located in Yancey County
    • Linville Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linville Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville Falls
      • Linville Falls is located in Avery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linville Falls <5>
    • Burnsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Concord
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Yancey County
    • Pensacola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pensacola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
      • Pensacola is located in Yancey County
    • Red Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
    • Plumtree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumtree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumtree
      • Plumtree is located in Avery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plumtree <5>
    • Green Mountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
      • Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
    • Greenlee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
      • Greenlee is located in McDowell County
    • Marion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
    • Linville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
      • Linville is located in Burke County
    • Stamey Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
      • Stamey Town is located in Avery County
    • Day Book
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Day Book. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
      • Day Book is located in Yancey 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 Collis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mitchell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collis Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Collis 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 Collis Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1010419  (Collis Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1010419 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: Little Switzerland
    • County: Mitchell         Elev: 1115
    • Location given for GNIS #1010419 (Collis Cemetery)

The official website for Mitchell County: www.mitchellcounty.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 Mitchell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Collis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8629, Longitude: -82.1115       In this case, the coordinates for the Collis 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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