A visit to the Garrett 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 Garrett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garrett Cemetery:
35.1917, -84.1808
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garrett Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Murphy. Murphy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Garrett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garrett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Garrett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garrett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Unaka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Unaka Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Lenderman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lenderman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenderman Cemetery
- Farrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Farrow Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
- Bryson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bryson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson Cemetery
- River Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The River Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill Cemetery
- Hamby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hamby Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Coker Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Coker Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek Cemetery
- Coker Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Coker Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Suit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Suit Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suit Cemetery
- Clonts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Clonts Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonts Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Holder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
- Holder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Persimmon Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Decker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Hiwassee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hiwassee Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Cemetery
- Timpson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Timpson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson Cemetery
- Green Cove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cove Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garrett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garrett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Unaka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Hiwassee Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Ogreeta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Vests
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Grape Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Coker Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Postell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Epperson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Murphy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Burger Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Hothouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Culberson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Tellico Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Vale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Chanceytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Marble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jalapa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Ducktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Garrett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garrett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ducktown
- Murphy
- Tellico Plains
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Garrett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Garrett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #985580 (Garrett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #985580 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 542 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Unaka
- Location given for Garrett Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1917469 Lon: -84.1807499
- 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 Cherokee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Garrett 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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