A visit to the Grindstaff 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 Grindstaff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grindstaff Cemetery:
35.8529, -82.1712
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grindstaff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Yancey County<2>.
The county seat for Yancey County is located in Burnsville. Burnsville lies just to the west northwest of the Grindstaff Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Grindstaff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grindstaff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Carroway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Carroway Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroway Cemetery
- Ballew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ballew Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballew Cemetery
- Ballew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ballew Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballew Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Autrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Autrey Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autrey Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Westall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Westall Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westall Cemetery
- Bracher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bracher Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracher Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Burnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Collis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Collis Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Edd Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Edd Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edd Young Cemetery
- The Edd Young Cemetery has also been known as:
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2409124 <5>
- Will Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Will Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will Young Cemetery
- The Will Young Cemetery has also been known as:
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49106 <5>
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Good Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Silvers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Silvers Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
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]<3> of the Grindstaff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grindstaff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Celo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Hamrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Newdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Little Switzerland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Micaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Penland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Double Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Spruce Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Pensacola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Murchison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Altapass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Green Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Day Book
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Ashford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Greenlee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Tipton Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Higgins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
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 Grindstaff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yancey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grindstaff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Burnsville
- Marion
- Spruce Pine
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 Grindstaff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Yancey 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 Grindstaff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011751 (Grindstaff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011751 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: Yancey
- Est. Elev: 832 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Celo
- Location given for Grindstaff Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8528966 Lon: -82.1712313
- 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 Yancey, 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- Grindstaff 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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