A visit to the Hickey 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 Hickey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hickey Cemetery:
35.0606, -84.1863
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hickey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hickey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Murphy. Murphy lies just to the east northeast of the Hickey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hickey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hickey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hickey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Clonts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Clonts Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonts Cemetery
- Suit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Suit Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suit Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Decker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Dickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- Beech Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beech Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Hiwassee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hiwassee Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Cemetery
- Lenderman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lenderman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenderman Cemetery
- Timpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Timpson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson Cemetery
- Farrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Farrow Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Hamby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamby Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hickey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hickey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hothouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Postell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Vests
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Culberson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Ogreeta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Hiwassee Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Burger Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Grape Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Murphy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Unaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pantertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- McCaysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chanceytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Ducktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Copperhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Epworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Log Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Brasstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pierceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Coker Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
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 Hickey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hickey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Copperhill
- Ducktown
- McCaysville
- Morganton
- Murphy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hickey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Hickey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011995 (Hickey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011995 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 503 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Persimmon Creek
- Location given for Hickey Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0606369 Lon: -84.1863046
- 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 Cherokee, 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- Hickey 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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