A visit to the Ham 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 Ham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ham Cemetery:
36.5246, -81.5779
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County<2>.
The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Ham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Ham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Eldreth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Eldreth Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldreth Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- Barr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- Eldreth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Eldreth Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldreth Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Apple Grove Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove Cemetery
- The Apple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grove Cemetery
- Miller Family Cemetery
- William R. Miller Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2505508 <5>
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Sabbath Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Eldreth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Eldreth Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldreth 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 Ham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Apple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Comet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Brandon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Roten
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Warrensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Helton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Green Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- West Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crumpler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weavers Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Grassy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shingletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Orion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Fuller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
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 Ham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ashe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Damascus
- Jefferson
- Mountain City
- West Jefferson
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 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 Ham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Ashe 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 Ham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011808 (Ham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011808 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: Ashe
- Est. Elev: 951 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Park
- Location given for Ham Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5245657 Lon: -81.5778877
- 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 Ashe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ham 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. |