A visit to the Davistown 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 Davistown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davistown Cemetery:
35.5662, -82.1632
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davistown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davistown Cemetery is located in McDowell County<2>.
The county seat for McDowell County is located in Marion. Marion lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Davistown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Davistown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Davistown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davistown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pine Cove Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cove Cemetery
- Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Bat Cave.
- Hemphill Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Ridgecrest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridgecrest Memorial Park is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridgecrest Memorial Park is located outside and to the northwest of Ridgecrest.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980446 <5>
- St. Johns MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns MB Church Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns MB Church Cemetery
- The St. Johns MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201951 <5>
- Glades Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Glades Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bills Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1752862 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lawing Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lawing Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawing Cemetery
- Temple of Jesus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Piney Knob Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- West Court Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The West Court Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Court Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Connor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Connor Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Full Gospel Revival Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981265 <5>
- Ridgway Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Davistown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davistown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moffitt Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Lackey Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Old Fort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Sugar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Dendron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Greenlee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Ridgecrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chimney Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Montreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bat Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Thermal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Vein Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walkertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Gerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Union Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Davistown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDowell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davistown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Black Mountain
- Marion
- Old Fort
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 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 Davistown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to McDowell 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 Davistown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1024548 (Davistown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1024548 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: McDowell
- Est. Elev: 501 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moffitt Hill
- Location given for Davistown Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5662324 Lon: -82.163167
- 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 McDowell, 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- Davistown 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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