A visit to the Dills 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 Dills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dills Cemetery:
35.3993, -83.1932
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dills Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies just to the southwest of the Dills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Dills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Addie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Keener Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Norman - Blanton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dicks Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Parris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris Cemetery
- Loves Chapel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Love Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Love Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Chapel Cemetery
- Lovedale Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ash Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Cemetery
- Hoyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoyle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyle Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Henry Cogdill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Henry Cogdill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cogdill Cemetery
- The Henry Cogdill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cogdill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239602 <5>
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Addie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Sylva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Ruby City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Greens Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Forest Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <6>
- Cullowhee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Balsam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- East Laport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Paint Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckasegee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whittier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maggie Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Unahala
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Argura
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
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 Dills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Sylva
- Waynesville
- Webster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Dills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Dills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #984191 (Dills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #984191 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 701 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sylva North
- Location given for Dills Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3992671 Lon: -83.193201
- 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 Jackson, 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- Dills 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. |