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 #2497593).
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:
35.9121, -82.7049
The Gosnell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of White Rock.
The cemetery is located in Madison County<3>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the south 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 23 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 northwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Gosnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gosnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riddle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Low Gap FWB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bullman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bullman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullman Cemetery
- James Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ben Chandler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chandler - Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tommy Wallin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wallin Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rice Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jack Wallin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laurel Seminary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gentry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gahagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler Gosnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gahagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goforth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wallin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- White Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hurricane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cutshalltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stackhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allenstand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Allegheny
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Camp Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ivy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek
(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 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 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 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: #2497593
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |