A visit to the Collis Cemetery ...
The location of the Collis Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. 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.
This page contains six sections:
- Location of the Collis Cemetery ...
- List of neighboring communities ...
- Nearby communities with newspapers ...
- Websites to help with your genealogy research ...
- List of the closest cemeteries ...
- Miscellaneous mentions of the Collis Cemetery ...
The Location of the Collis Cemetery ...
The Collis Cemetery is located in Mitchell County.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Bakersville. Bakersville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Collis Cemetery [Map].
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")
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Collis Cemetery.
| Bakersville [Map] | Low Gap [Map] |
| Burnsville [Map] | Marion [Map] |
| Celo [Map] | Micaville [Map] |
| Chestnut Dale [Map] | Mount Pleasant [Map] |
| Concord [Map] | Murchison [Map] |
| Crossnore [Map] | Nebo [Map] |
| Grassy Creek [Map] | Penland [Map] |
| Green Mountain [Map] | Plumtree [Map] |
| Hamrick [Map] | Providence [Map] |
| Jonas Ridge [Map] | Spruce Pine [Map] |
| Linville Falls [Map] | Stamey Town [Map] |
| Linville [Map] | Tipton Hill [Map] |
| Little Switzerland [Map] | West Marion [Map] |
For the full list with details, please visit our 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.
| Bakersville [Map] | |
| - | Lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Collis Cemetery |
| Burnsville [Map] | |
| - | Located in Yancey County |
| - | Lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Collis Cemetery |
| Marion [Map] | |
| - | Located in McDowell County |
| - | Lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Collis Cemetery |
| Spruce Pine [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Collis Cemetery |
Websites to help with your genealogy research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to all and free to view - although it should be mentioned that they might link to other websites which do charge.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Collis Cemetery:
For pages that are specific to North Carolina:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
These pages are specific to Mitchell County:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
Genealogy information for nearby counties:
Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina:
| Cyndi's List: | Cemeteries of North Carolina, Cemeteries of Mitchell County |
| Cemetery Junction: | Directory for North Carolina |
| FamilySearch.org: | Cemetery Wiki for North Carolina |
| Find-A-Grave: | Home Page |
| Internment.net: | Cemeteries of North Carolina |
Of Special Interest ...
The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
| Disaster Stories from North Carolina |
List of the closest cemeteries ...
We know of 54 cemeteries that are within Less than 2 miles of the Collis Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
Unless otherwise noted, the following cemeteries are located in Mitchell County.
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the north (N) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest (SW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in McDowell County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the east (E) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the northeast (NE) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the west (W) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the north (N) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest (SW) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the east northeast (ENE) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the west (W) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in McDowell County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in McDowell County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the west (W) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the east northeast (ENE) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the west northwest (WNW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in McDowell County
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest (NW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest (SW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in McDowell County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the east southeast (ESE) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the east northeast (ENE) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest (SW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the west (W) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the west (W) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the north (N) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest (SW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in McDowell County
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Collis Cemetery
Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery [Map]
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast (NE) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Collis Cemetery
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in McDowell County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest (SW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the northwest (NW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest (NW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest (NW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest (NW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the northwest (NW) of the Collis Cemetery
Located in Yancey County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest (NW) of the Collis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions of the Collis Cemetery ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually in newspapers, old books or maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we try to add detail as we continue our research. We've created the following list to keep track of the sources we found useful in our research about the Collis Cemetery.
Referenced GNIS Record ...
GNIS ID #1010419 (Name of Record: Collis Cemetery)
Class: cemetery
County: Mitchell
Lat: 35.8628988 Lon: -82.1115065 [Map]
Elev: 1115 Map Name: Little Switzerland
Other Roadside Stops ...
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 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 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for the Collis Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |