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:
35.4315, -83.5329
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 Swain County<2>.
The county seat for Swain County is located in Bryson City. Bryson City lies just to the east of the Jenkins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Jenkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jenkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sawyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Laurel Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Connor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Connor Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor Cemetery
- Stiles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stiles Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- De Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The De Hart Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Hart Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Round Top Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Round Top Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lauada Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lauada Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauada Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Upper Noland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Upper Noland Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Noland Cemetery
- Lower Noland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lower Noland Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Noland Cemetery
- Panther Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brendle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brendle Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brendle Cemetery
- Fred Cochran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fred Cochran Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fred Cochran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fred Cochran Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Bryson City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989191 <5>
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Swain Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek 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:
- Forney ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Almond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wesser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Unahala
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Stecoah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Whittier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tellico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Nantahala
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilmot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Cherokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cheoah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Leatherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Paint Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Topton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Dillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fontana Dam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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 <6>
- Yellow Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
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. The following communities are located in Swain 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 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 Jenkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Swain 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 #1012456 (Jenkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1012456 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: Swain
- Est. Elev: 640 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Noland Creek
- Location given for Jenkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4314829 Lon: -83.5329409
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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 Swain, 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 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> | 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. |