A visit to the Finley 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 Finley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Finley Cemetery:
36.5601, -81.5357
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Finley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Finley Cemetery is located in Ashe County<2>.
The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Finley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Finley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Finley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Eldreth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Eldreth Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldreth Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ashe County
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- Waters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
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- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Ashe County
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- Dolinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dolinger Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolinger Cemetery
- Sturgill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sturgill Cemetery is located in Ashe County
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- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Ashe County
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- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Ashe County
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- Osborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County
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- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Roop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Roop Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roop Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Apple Grove Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove Cemetery
- The Apple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grove Cemetery
- Miller Family Cemetery
- William R. Miller Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2505508 <5>
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- George Powers Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Stuart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Graybeal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Graybeal Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybeal Cemetery
- Kilby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kilby Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby Cemetery
- Fees Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fees Ridge Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fees Ridge Cemetery
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 Finley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Finley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brandon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
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- Sturgills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Apple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Helton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Comet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Rugby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Whitetop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warrensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Green Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Grayson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
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- Crumpler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Weavers Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trout Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Topia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Wagoner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Scottville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Masada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
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 Finley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Ashe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Finley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Finley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Ashe 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 Finley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011214 (Finley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011214 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: Ashe
- Est. Elev: 874 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Park
- Location given for Finley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.560121 Lon: -81.5356653
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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 Ashe, 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- Finley 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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