A visit to the Cox 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 Cox Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cox Cemetery:
35.9040, -82.1401
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cox Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cox Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Bakersville. Bakersville lies just to the north of the Cox Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cox Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Cox Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cox Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Silvers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Silvers Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Edd Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Edd Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edd Young Cemetery
- The Edd Young Cemetery has also been known as:
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2409124 <5>
- Will Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Will Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will Young Cemetery
- The Will Young Cemetery has also been known as:
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49106 <5>
- McHone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McHone Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHone Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Rebels Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rebels Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebels Creek Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Collis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Collis Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tolley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook 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 Cox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cox Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Penland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Celo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Little Switzerland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Micaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Double Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Altapass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Hamrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Bakersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Low Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Green Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pensacola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Day Book
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Murchison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Ashford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Linville Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plumtree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
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 Cox 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 Cox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Burnsville
- Spruce Pine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Cox Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Mitchell 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 Cox Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1010536 (Cox Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1010536 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 819 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Micaville
- Location given for Cox Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9040086 Lon: -82.1401201
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cox 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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