A visit to the Heck Creek 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 Heck Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Heck Creek Cemetery:
35.8707, -82.6510
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Heck Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Heck Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the south southwest of the Heck Creek Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Heck Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Heck Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ball - Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Wild Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wild Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Grapevine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Grapevine Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Cemetery
- Gosnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gosnell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gosnell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47491 <5>
- Sams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Cemetery
- Coates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Coates Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates Cemetery
- Rice Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Cove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cove Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Runnion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Runnion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnion Cemetery
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- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Capps Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Marshall.
- The Capps Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47048 <5>
- Ingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Jesse Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jesse Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse Rice Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Davis Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Davis Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Rice Cemetery
- Old Wallin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Wallin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wallin Cemetery
- The Old Wallin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ramsey - Wallin Cemetery
- Tommy Wallin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tommy Wallin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tommy Wallin Cemetery
- Wallin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- James Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The James Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ramsey Cemetery
- Chandler - Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ben Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ben Chandler Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Chandler Cemetery
- Red Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Red Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Hill Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Bryan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bryan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Cemetery
- The Bryan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryant Cemetery
- Dill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Shook Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shook Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Ramsey Cemetery
- The Shook Ramsey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ramsey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208646 <5>
- Arrington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Heck Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Heck Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Foster Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Walnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rollins
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cutshalltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Mars Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Hurricane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Stackhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Ivy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
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- Allegheny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Flat Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Allenstand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Democrat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Hot Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flag Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Spring Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Barnardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Stoney Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Weaverville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
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 Heck Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Heck Creek 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 Heck Creek 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 Heck Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011958 (Heck Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011958 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 816 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marshall
- Location given for Heck Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8706622 Lon: -82.6509706
- 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 Madison, 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 from Point A (ie- Heck Creek 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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