A visit to the Gosnell 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 Gosnell Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gosnell Cemetery (FG ID #2485994).
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 Gosnell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gosnell Cemetery:
35.9056, -82.7311
The Gosnell Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Hurricane.
The cemetery is located in Madison County<3>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the south southeast of the Gosnell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gosnell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Gosnell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gosnell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Gahagan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Griffey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gahagan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goforth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wallin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bullman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bullman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullman Cemetery
- Ben Chandler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chandler - Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- James Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Low Gap FWB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tommy Wallin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
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- Wallin Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Wallin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gosnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Love Joy Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gahagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- George W. Gahagan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gahagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gentry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Gosnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gosnell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hurricane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stackhouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allenstand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cutshalltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foster Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Allegheny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Mars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Gosnell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gosnell 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 professional and volunteer 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 Gosnell 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 Gosnell Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2485994
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gosnell 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. |