A visit to the Laurel Branch 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 Laurel Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Branch Cemetery:
35.4373, -83.4988
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laurel Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laurel Branch 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 Laurel Branch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Laurel Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stiles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stiles Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Cemetery
- Connor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Connor Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Roundhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Roundhill Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Lower Noland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lower Noland Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Noland Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer 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
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Swain Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
- Upper Noland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Upper Noland Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Noland Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- 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 south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Brendle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brendle Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brendle Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Wiggins - Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Laurel Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bryson City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Almond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Unahala
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Whittier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wesser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Wilmot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Cherokee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stecoah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tellico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Paint Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Leatherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Nantahala
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Dillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cheoah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Greens Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Sylva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Gay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
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 Laurel Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Swain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laurel Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Sylva
- Sylva lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Laurel Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sylva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Webster
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 Laurel Branch 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 Laurel Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1012718 (Laurel Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1012718 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: 622 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bryson City
- Location given for Laurel Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4373169 Lon: -83.4987728
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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 '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- Laurel Branch 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. |
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