A visit to the Jenkins 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 Jenkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jenkins Cemetery:
35.3898, -83.8599
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Graham County<2>.
The county seat for Graham County is located in Robbinsville. Robbinsville lies just to the south southeast of the Jenkins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Jenkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jenkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Coom Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coom Cemetery
- Odom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Welch Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Welch Cove Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cove Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- West Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The West Buffalo Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Buffalo Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Cable Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cable Cove Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wiggins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Cable Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cable Branch Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Branch Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Sawyer Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sawyer Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Creek Cemetery
- Breedlove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Breedlove Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove Cemetery
- Yellow Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cable Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable 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 Jenkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jenkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake Santeetlah
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Yellow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Fontana Dam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <5>
- Robbinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Stecoah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Nantahala
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Coalville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Andrews
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Rhodo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Topton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Chilhowee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Boiling Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Marble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wesser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Happy Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Almond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Forney ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
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 Jenkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jenkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Jenkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Graham 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 Jenkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1012453 (Jenkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1012453 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: Graham
- Est. Elev: 580 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fontana Dam
- Location given for Jenkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3898091 Lon: -83.8599007
- 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 Graham, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jenkins 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. |