A visit to the Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edwards Cemetery:
35.8140, -82.5085
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edwards Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Edwards Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Edwards Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ramsey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Mars Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48523 <5>
- George Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The George Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the George Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Mars Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2411812 <5>
- George Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The George Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the George Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Mars Hill.
- Runion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Runion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runion Cemetery
- Whitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Cemetery
- Mc Elroy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mc Elroy Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Elroy Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ledford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ledford Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Mars Hill.
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Holcombe - Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Angel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Angel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Harris Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jarvis Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jarvis Brown Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Brown Cemetery
- Mc Kinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mc Kinney Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Kinney Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Maney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
- Gardner - Gillis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Penley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ivy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Democrat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Mars Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barnardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Rockview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Rollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Weaverville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stoney Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Foster Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murchison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Woodfin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Low Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Higgins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Flag Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Walkertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Cutshalltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel 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 Edwards Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnardsville
- Burnsville
- Marshall
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 helpful 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #984657 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #984657 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 657 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mars Hill
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8139992 Lon: -82.508465
- 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 Madison, 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- Edwards 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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