A visit to the Hensley 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 Hensley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hensley Cemetery (FG ID #47647).
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 Hensley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hensley Cemetery:
35.4004, -83.3147
The Hensley Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies just to the east southeast of the Hensley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hensley 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 Hensley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hensley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Worley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nations Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Nations Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nations Cemetery
- Tom Nations Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Tom Nations Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Nations Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Thomas Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Dicks Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Owl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Owl Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Sherrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Olivet UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reagan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sherrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Parris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris Cemetery
- Keener Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Tolley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sneed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hensley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hensley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilmot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whittier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Greens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Unahala
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Gay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bryson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Leatherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Addie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cullowhee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Laport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
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 Hensley 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 Hensley 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 first turn to 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 Hensley 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 Hensley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #47647
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011976 (Hensley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011976 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: 610 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whittier
- Location given for Hensley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4000986 Lon: -83.3140404
- 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' (or 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- Hensley 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. |