A visit to the Edney 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 Edney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edney Cemetery:
35.9271, -82.3646
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edney Cemetery is located in Yancey County<2>.
The county seat for Yancey County is located in Burnsville. Burnsville lies just to the east of the Edney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Edney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Edney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elk Shoal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Elk Shoal Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Shoal Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Dellinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dellinger Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellinger Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Piney Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fender Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fender Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fender Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Arwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Arwood Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arwood Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Penland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Penland Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Clearmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clearmont Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont Cemetery
- Whitson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Radford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Radford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Cemetery
- Marshbanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Marshbanks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshbanks Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Shepard Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
- Roland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Edney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Higgins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Burnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Day Book
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Ramseytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pensacola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Sioux
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Murchison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Green Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Micaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Relief
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Bailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Newdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Double Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Tipton Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Rockview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Celo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Red Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Ivy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Barnardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Mars Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Democrat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Hamrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Clear Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Flag Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
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 Edney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yancey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Edney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Yancey 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 Edney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011025 (Edney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011025 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: Yancey
- Est. Elev: 841 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burnsville
- Location given for Edney Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9270565 Lon: -82.3645746
- 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 Yancey, 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- Edney 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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