A visit to the Glades 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 Glades Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Glades Cemetery:
35.6423, -82.0668
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Glades Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Glades Cemetery is located in McDowell County<2>.
The county seat for McDowell County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the northeast of the Glades Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Glades Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Glades Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Glades Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Court Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The West Court Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Court Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Ridgway Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Siloam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Glenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1516384 <5>
- Hoover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Lawing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawing Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawing Cemetery
- McDowell Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McDowell Memorial Park is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Memorial Park
- Davistown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Davistown Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davistown Cemetery
- Haney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Haney Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rocky Pass Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Pass Memorial Park is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Pass Memorial Park
- The Rocky Pass Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rocky Pass Cemetery
- Rocky Pass Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48621 <5>
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hemphill Morgan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
- Pine Cove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Cove Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cove Cemetery
- Nebo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo 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 Glades Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Glades Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Greenlee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Sugar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Glenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Moffitt Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Old Fort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Vein Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Thermal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Nebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dendron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Patten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Union Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgecrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Hamrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Montreat
(13 miles [20.9 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 Glades Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDowell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Glades Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Black Mountain
- Marion
- Old Fort
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Glades Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to McDowell 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 Glades Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011510 (Glades Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011510 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: McDowell
- Est. Elev: 472 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marion West
- Location given for Glades Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6423451 Lon: -82.0667761
- 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 McDowell, 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' (or 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- Glades 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |