A visit to the Gentry 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 Gentry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gentry Cemetery
Lat: 35.9425° (35° 56' 33")
Lon: -82.7173° (-82° 43' 2")
The Gentry Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south of the Gentry Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 41 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Gentry Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gentry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roddy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Roddy Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Gahagan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Gunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Love Joy Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Alonzo Gosnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gahagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Gosnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gosnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gosnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riddle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (29 more) ...
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wallin Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gosnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Seminary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jack Wallin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gahagan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gahagan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goforth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bullman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bullman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Ben Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chandler - Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Low Gap FWB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- James Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Wallin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tommy Wallin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wallin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rice Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- John Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- J. V. Shelton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lisenbee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Aikens - Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Gentry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gentry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cutshalltown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hurricane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allenstand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stackhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Walnut
- From the Gentry Cemetery to Walnut
- Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bluff
- From the Gentry Cemetery to Bluff
- Camp Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rollins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rollins
- From the Gentry Cemetery to Rollins
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Wolf Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Clear Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Madison County
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 Gentry Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gentry 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 helpful 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 Gentry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Madison County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Gentry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011461 (Gentry Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1011461 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: Spring Creek
- County: Madison Elev: 869
- Location given for GNIS #1011461 (Gentry Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gentry Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9425, Longitude: -82.7173 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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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