A visit to the Horse Cove 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 Horse Cove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Horse Cove Cemetery:
35.0443, -83.1715
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Horse Cove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Horse Cove Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Horse Cove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Horse Cove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Horse Cove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Horse Cove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highlands Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Highlands Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands Cemetery
- Blue Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blue Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Blue Valley Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue Valley Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197171 <5>
- Glade Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Glade Hope Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Hope Cemetery
- Whiteside Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hedden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hedden Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedden Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Evvitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Evvitt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evvitt Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goldmine Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Lower Zachary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lower Zachary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Zachary Cemetery
- The Lower Zachary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cashiers Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47952 <5>
- Upper Zachary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Hale Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Church Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Church Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Burrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Burrell Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell Cemetery
- Billingsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley 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 Horse Cove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Horse Cove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cashiers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Scaly Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sky Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sapphire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Erastus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Mountain Rest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellijay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Orlando
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Otto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dillard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tamassee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Lake Toxaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckasegee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Argura
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- East Laport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Forest Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <6>
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 Horse Cove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Horse Cove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashiers
- Clayton
- Franklin
- Highlands
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 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 Horse Cove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 Horse Cove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1012191 (Horse Cove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1012191 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 912 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Highlands
- Location given for Horse Cove Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0442572 Lon: -83.171539
- 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 Macon, 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 from Point A (ie- Horse Cove 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. |