A visit to the Hughes Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. We found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere. We discovered that his burial had been refused 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.
This page contains six sections:
- Location of the Hughes Cemetery ...
- List of neighboring communities ...
- Nearby communities with newspapers ...
- Websites to help with your genealogy research ...
- List of the closest cemeteries ...
- Miscellaneous mentions of the Hughes Cemetery ...
The Location of the Hughes Cemetery ...
The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County.
The county seat for Yancey County is located in Burnsville. Burnsville lies just to the west southwest of the Hughes Cemetery [Map].
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hughes Cemetery
Lat: 35.9531° (35° 57' 11")
Lon: -82.2305° (-82° 13' 49")
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of the Hughes Cemetery.
| Bailey [Map] | Little Switzerland [Map] |
| Bakersville [Map] | Low Gap [Map] |
| Bethel [Map] | Micaville [Map] |
| Buladean [Map] | Murchison [Map] |
| Burnsville [Map] | Penland [Map] |
| Celo [Map] | Plumtree [Map] |
| Concord [Map] | Richlands [Map] |
| Grassy Creek [Map] | Sioux [Map] |
| Green Mountain [Map] | Spruce Pine [Map] |
| Hamrick [Map] | Tipton Hill [Map] |
For the full list with details, please visit our 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 Hughes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yancey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for the Hughes Cemetery.
| Bakersville [Map] | |
| - | Located in Mitchell County |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the Northeast (NE) of the Hughes Cemetery |
| Burnsville [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Hughes Cemetery |
| Erwin [Map] | |
| - | Located in Unicoi County (TN) |
| - | Lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the Northwest (NW) of the Hughes Cemetery |
| Spruce Pine [Map] | |
| - | Located in Mitchell County |
| - | Lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hughes Cemetery |
Websites to help with your genealogy 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 information is open to all and free to view - you should note that they might link to other websites which do charge.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Hughes Cemetery:
For pages that are specific to North Carolina:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
These pages are specific to Yancey County:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
Genealogy information for nearby counties:
Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina:
| Cyndi's List: | Cemeteries of North Carolina, Cemeteries of Yancey County |
| Cemetery Junction: | Directory for North Carolina |
| FamilySearch.org: | Cemetery Wiki for North Carolina |
| Find-A-Grave: | Home Page |
| Internment.net: | Cemeteries of North Carolina, Cemeteries of Yancey County |
Of Special Interest ...
The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
| Disaster Stories from North Carolina |
List of the closest cemeteries ...
We know of 46 cemeteries that are within Less than 2 miles of the Hughes Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
Unless otherwise noted, the following cemeteries are located in Yancey County.
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the north (N) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the northeast (NE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the southwest (SW) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies Less than 2 miles to the south (S) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the east northeast (ENE) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast (NE) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the north (N) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the east (E) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest (SW) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the south (S) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies Less than 2 miles to the south southeast (SSE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies Less than 2 miles to the north (N) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the north (N) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast (NE) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the east (E) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the north (N) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the east (E) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Hughes Cemetery
Located in Mitchell County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the north (N) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast (NE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the west (W) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE) of the Hughes Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #49170<2>
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies Less than 2 miles to the southeast (SE) of the Hughes Cemetery
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest (SW) of the Hughes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions of the Hughes Cemetery ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually in newspapers, old books or maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we try to add detail as we continue our research. We've created the following list to keep track of the sources we found useful in our research about the Hughes Cemetery.
Referenced GNIS Record ...
GNIS ID #1012260 (Name of Record: Hughes Cemetery)
Class: cemetery
County: Yancey
Lat: 35.9534484 Lon: -82.2304037 [Map]
Elev: 1079 Map Name: Micaville
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- ) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hughes Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9531, Longitude: -82.2305 [Map]. |
| <2> | 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. |