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A visit to the Cranberry Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Cranberry Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cranberry Cemetery (FG ID #2207025)

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 Cranberry Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.4490°   (36° 26' 56")

Lon:   -81.2758°   (-81° 16' 32")

The Cranberry Cemetery is located in Ashe County<2>.

The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Cranberry Cemetery .

Name Variations for Cranberry Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Cranberry Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Cranberry Community Cemetery
  • Cranberry Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Cranberry Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
  • Stamper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stamper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stamper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stamper Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
  • Prathers Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prathers Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prathers Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prathers Creek Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
  • Matt Carson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matt Carson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matt Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Matt Carson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
  • Rocky Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
  • South Fork Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Fork Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
  • Piney Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
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    • Elk Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elk Creek Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
    • Ashelawn Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ashelawn Memorial Gardens is located in Ashe County
    • Walters - Jacobs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters - Jacobs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters - Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walters - Jacobs Cemetery is located in Ashe County
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
    • Potato Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potato Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potato Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potato Creek Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
    • Robert Parsons Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New River Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New River Cemetery is located in Ashe County
    • Howell Hill Community Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
    • Sparta Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparta Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sparta Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
    • New Haven Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Haven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Haven Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
    • Coxs Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coxs Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coxs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coxs Chapel Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)

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 Cranberry Cemetery.

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

  • Laurel Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
    • Laurel Springs is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Springs <6>
  • Scottville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
    • Scottville is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <6>
  • Transou
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Transou. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
    • Transou is located in Ashe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Transou
    • From the Cranberry Cemetery to Transou
  • Topia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wagoner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wagoner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
    • Wagoner is located in Ashe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wagoner
    • From the Cranberry Cemetery to Wagoner
  • McGrady
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrady have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
    • McGrady is located in Wilkes County
  • Amelia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crumpler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumpler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpler
    • Crumpler is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crumpler <6>
  • Piney Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Orion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
    • Orion is located in Ashe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Orion
    • From the Cranberry Cemetery to Orion
  • Springfield ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Weavers Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Glendale Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Springs
      • Glendale Springs is located in Ashe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale Springs <6>
    • Sparta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <6>
    • Mouth-of-Wilson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Abshers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grassy Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
      • Grassy Creek is located in Ashe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grassy Creek <6>
    • Jefferson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Obids
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Obids. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
      • Obids is located in Ashe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Obids
      • From the Cranberry Cemetery to Obids
    • Bridle Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Jefferson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
      • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <6>
    • Dehart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dehart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
      • Dehart is located in Wilkes County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dehart
      • From the Cranberry Cemetery to Dehart
    • Moxley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glade Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Valley
      • Glade Valley is located in Alleghany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Valley <6>
    • Helton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Cranberry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ashe County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Cranberry 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 Cranberry Cemetery:

The official website for Ashe County: www.ashecountygov.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, 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 Cranberry Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4490, Longitude: -81.2758    
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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