A visit to the Davenport 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 Davenport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davenport Cemetery:
35.9060, -82.0271
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davenport 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 northwest of the Davenport Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Davenport Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Davenport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davenport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blalock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Blalock Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McKinney Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Altapass.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48052 <5>
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Pendley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pendley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendley Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Biddix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Biddix Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddix Cemetery
- Wiseman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman Cemetery
- Tolley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- McHone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McHone Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHone Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Silvers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Silvers Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Cemetery
- Lonon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lonon Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonon Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Collis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Collis Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Washburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Washburn Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Davenport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davenport Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Altapass
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Grassy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Switzerland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Linville Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Penland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jonas Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stamey Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Plumtree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crossnore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Celo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Linville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Bakersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Double Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Micaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hamrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Pineola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Montezuma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Newland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Minneapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Red Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red 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 Davenport 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 Davenport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Newland
- Spruce Pine
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 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 Davenport 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 Davenport Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1010669 (Davenport Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1010669 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: 807 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spruce Pine
- Location given for Davenport Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9059578 Lon: -82.027059
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Davenport 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |