A visit to the Gunter 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 Gunter Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gunter Cemetery (FG ID #47572).
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 Gunter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gunter Cemetery:
35.4362, -83.2946
The Gunter Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies just to the southeast of the Gunter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gunter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Gunter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gunter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Olivet UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Campground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Thomas Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tolley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sneed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Worley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bumgarner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hensley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Copper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Copper Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nations Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nations Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nations Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Tom Nations Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tom Nations Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Nations Cemetery
- Dicks Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stamper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birdtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Birdtown Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown Cemetery
- Sherrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Owl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Owl Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gunter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gunter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilmot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whittier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Addie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Unahala
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cullowhee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Leatherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Balsam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Laport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maggie Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Gunter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gunter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Sylva
- Webster
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 Gunter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Gunter Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #47572
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011777 (Gunter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011777 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 662 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whittier
- Location given for Gunter Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4362103 Lon: -83.2940395
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Jackson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gunter 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |