A visit to the Hughes - Murphy 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 - Murphy Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hughes - Murphy Cemetery (FG ID #2438600).
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 - Murphy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hughes - Murphy Cemetery:
36.0263, -82.3382
The Hughes - Murphy 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 - Murphy Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Hughes - Murphy Cemetery ...
The Hughes - Murphy Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hughes - Murphy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hughes - Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Worrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whitson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fender Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fender Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fender Cemetery
- Williams Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Garland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elk Shoal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Elk Shoal Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Shoal Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Byrd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Bad Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bad Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Creek Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whittington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- Edney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Edney Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edney Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woody Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- 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
- Whitson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
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 - Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hughes - Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sioux
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huntdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bailey
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Ramseytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Relief
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Day Book
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Higgins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Double Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- 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
- Erwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Buladean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- 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)
- Clear Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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 - Murphy 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 - Murphy 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 - Murphy 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 like to start 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 Hughes - Murphy 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 - Murphy Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2438600
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hughes - Murphy 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. |