A visit to the Gahagan Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gahagan Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gahagan Cemetery (FG ID #2484308).
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 Gahagan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gahagan Cemetery:
35.9213, -82.7573
The Gahagan Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Hot Springs.
The cemetery is located in Madison County<3>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southeast of the Gahagan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gahagan Cemetery.
Name Variations for Gahagan Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Gahagan Cemetery has also been known as:
- William Wade Gahagan Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Gahagan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gahagan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gahagan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goforth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wheeler Gosnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gosnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Gahagan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Alonzo Gosnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Norton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Low Gap FWB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gosnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riddle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wallin Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Love Joy Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gentry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gahagan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Dockery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dockery Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- George W. Gahagan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wallin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gahagan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bullman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bullman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullman Cemetery
- Ben Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler - Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- James Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tommy Wallin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Wallin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gosnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roddy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roddy Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton 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]<2> of the Gahagan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gahagan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hurricane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stackhouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allenstand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hot Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cutshalltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allegheny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Rollins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Del Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Gahagan Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gahagan 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 either 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 Gahagan 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 Gahagan Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2484308
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gahagan Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |