A visit to the Hiwassee 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 Hiwassee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hiwassee Cemetery:
35.0956, -84.0927
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hiwassee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hiwassee Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Murphy. Murphy lies just to the east of the Hiwassee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hiwassee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hiwassee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hiwassee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The James Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Beech Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The James Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Decker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Farrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Farrow Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
- Clonts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Clonts Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonts Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Bryson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bryson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Persimmon Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Old Martins Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Unaka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Unaka Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka Cemetery
- Suit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Suit Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suit Cemetery
- Dickey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- Haigler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Haigler Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haigler Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hiwassee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hiwassee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grape Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Murphy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ogreeta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Hiwassee Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Vests
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Unaka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Culberson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Brasstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Postell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Hothouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pine Log Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Marble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Burger Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Warne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
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 Hiwassee 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 Hiwassee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andrews
- Blairsville
- Ducktown
- Hayesville
- Murphy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hiwassee 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 Hiwassee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1012081 (Hiwassee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1012081 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: 463 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murphy
- Location given for Hiwassee Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0956382 Lon: -84.0926898
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hiwassee 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. |