A visit to the Fender 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 Fender Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fender Cemetery:
35.9876, -82.4054
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fender Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fender Cemetery is located in Yancey County<2>.
The county seat for Yancey County is located in Burnsville. Burnsville lies just to the southeast of the Fender Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fender Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Fender Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fender Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Piney Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Elk Shoal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Elk Shoal Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Shoal Cemetery
- Whitson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Edney Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edney Cemetery
- Williams Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes - Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whittington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- Worrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Engle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Engle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Clearmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clearmont Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont Cemetery
- Tilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Tilson Cemetery is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilson Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- The Banks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fender Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fender Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Higgins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Ramseytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Sioux
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Day Book
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Huntdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Bailey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Burnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Branch
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Green Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tipton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Richlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Flag Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Low Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Banner Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Pensacola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Double Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Foster Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Murchison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Micaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Fender 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 Fender Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Fender 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 Fender Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011197 (Fender Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011197 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: 745 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bald Creek
- Location given for Fender Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9876104 Lon: -82.4054113
- 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 '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- Fender 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. |