A visit to the Erastus 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 Erastus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Erastus Cemetery:
35.1854, -83.1835
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Erastus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Erastus Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Erastus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Erastus Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Erastus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Erastus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Strain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Strain Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Evvitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Evvitt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evvitt Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goldmine Cemetery
- Upper Zachary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Smook Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smook Cemetery
- Woodring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wike Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wike Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wike Cemetery
- The Wike Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wyke Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49185 <5>
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Wesleyanna UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Highlands Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Highlands Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Lower Zachary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lower Zachary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Zachary Cemetery
- The Lower Zachary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cashiers Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47952 <5>
- New Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Cove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Horse Cove Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cove Cemetery
- Whiteside Cove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cathey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Broom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Broom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Cemetery
- Queen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Queen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Coward Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Coward Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Erastus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Erastus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Erastus
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellijay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Cashiers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckasegee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- East Laport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Gay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Cullowhee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lickskillet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Greens Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Argura
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Sapphire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Leatherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Sylva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ruby City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Otto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scaly Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Lake Toxaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Erastus 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 Erastus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashiers
- Franklin
- Highlands
- Sylva
- Webster
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 Erastus 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 Erastus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011100 (Erastus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011100 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: 1100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenville
- Location given for Erastus Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1853745 Lon: -83.1834797
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Erastus 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. |