A visit to the Hughes 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 Hughes Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hughes Cemetery (FG ID #47735).
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 Hughes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hughes Cemetery:
36.0161, -82.3538
The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County<2>.
The county seat for Yancey County is located in Burnsville. Burnsville lies just to the south southeast of the Hughes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hughes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hughes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hughes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hughes - Murphy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Piney Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Worrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fender Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fender Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fender Cemetery
- Clearmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clearmont Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Shoal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elk Shoal Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Shoal Cemetery
- Williams Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Whittington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- Edney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Edney Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edney Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Garland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woody Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Bad Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bad Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Creek Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hughes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hughes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sioux
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ramseytown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huntdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Day Book
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Relief
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Higgins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tipton Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Banner Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Erwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Double Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Low Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Micaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Buladean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
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 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.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Burnsville
- Erwin
- Erwin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Hughes Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Hughes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Yancey 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 Hughes Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #47735
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 Yancey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hughes 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. |