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A visit to the Fires Creek Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Fires Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fires Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fires Creek Cemetery

Lat:   35.0748°   (35° 4' 29")

Lon:   -83.8738°   (-83° 52' 25")

The Fires Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Hayesville. Hayesville lies just to the east southeast of the Fires Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Fires Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fires Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wells Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wells Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Mc Guire Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mc Guire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mc Guire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mc Guire Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Hayesville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hayesville Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Haigler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haigler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haigler Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Brasstown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brasstown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brasstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brasstown Cemetery is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Laurel Hills Memory Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woods Grove Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McClure Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McClure Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Oak View Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Parker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Moss Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moss Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Towns County (GA)
    • Ledford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ledford Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Union County (GA)
    • Russell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Towns County (GA)
    • Ledford Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledford Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledford Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ledford Chapel Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Valley River Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley River Cemetery is located in Cherokee County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fires Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fires Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hayesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brasstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown
    • Brasstown is located in Clay County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brasstown <6>
  • Warne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warne
    • Warne is located in Clay County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warne <6>
  • Pine Log Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Log Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
    • Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
  • Marble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
    • Marble is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <6>
  • Elf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
    • Elf is located in Clay County
  • Coalville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coalville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Coalville is located in Cherokee County
  • Young Harris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
    • Young Harris is located in Towns County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <6>
  • Andrews
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Andrews is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <6>
  • Murphy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jacksonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Jacksonville is located in Towns County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
  • Hiawassee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Hunt ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
      • Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
    • Buffalo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
    • Rhodo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
      • Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
    • Boiling Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boiling Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
      • Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Grape Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
      • Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Blairsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Topton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Fires Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fires Creek 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 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 Fires Creek Cemetery:

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 Fires Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1011217  (Fires Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1011217 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hayesville
    • County: Clay         Elev: 570
    • Location given for GNIS #1011217 (Fires Creek Cemetery)

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Clay, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fires Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0748, Longitude: -83.8738       In this case, the coordinates for the Fires Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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