A visit to the Dillingham 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 Dillingham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dillingham Cemetery:
35.7568, -82.3976
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dillingham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Buncombe County<2>.
The county seat for Buncombe County is located in Asheville. Asheville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Dillingham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dillingham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dillingham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dillingham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Maney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
- Anders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Anders Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anders Cemetery
- Paint Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Paint Fork Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork Cemetery
- Big Ivy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Ivy Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ivy Cemetery
- Dillingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham Cemetery
- Maney Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Maney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Maney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46737 <5>
- Mc Kinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mc Kinney Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Kinney Cemetery
- Shepard Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Metcalf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Gardner - Gillis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gardner - Gillis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner - Gillis Cemetery
- The Gardner - Gillis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gardner Cemetery
- Gillis Cemetery
- Angel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Angel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Cemetery
- Holcombe - Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dillingham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dillingham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Barnardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beech
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Democrat
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Murchison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Walkertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Pensacola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Flat Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Montreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Low Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mars Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weaverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swannanoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Black Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Ridgecrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dendron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Hamrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Woodfin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swannanoa Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Azalea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
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 Dillingham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buncombe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dillingham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnardsville
- Black Mountain
- Burnsville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Dillingham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Buncombe 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 Dillingham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1010819 (Dillingham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1010819 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: Buncombe
- Est. Elev: 781 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barnardsville
- Location given for Dillingham Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7567803 Lon: -82.3976263
- 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 Buncombe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dillingham 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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