A visit to the Massey 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 Massey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Massey Cemetery:
35.7868, -82.7882
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Massey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Massey Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the east of the Massey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 40 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Massey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Massey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- The Henderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eldon Henderson Cemetery
- Henderson - Worley Cemetery
- Lower Big Pine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2496346 <5>
- Reagan Worley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Big Pine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Big Pine Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Farmer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crooked Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Payne Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lunceford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lunceford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunceford Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Rector Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rector Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector Cemetery
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- Hagen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hagen Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagen Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Dry Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dry Pond Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Gap Of The Mountain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Bluff Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bluff Cemetery
- The Old Bluff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bluff Cemetery
- Cross Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cross Rock Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Rock Cemetery
- Little Sandy Mush Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Teague Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Teague Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Chapel Cemetery
- The Teague Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Teague's Chapel Cemetery
- Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Station Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Station Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Station Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McDevitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McDevitt Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDevitt Cemetery
- Goldsmith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goldsmith Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith Cemetery
- Treadway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Treadway Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Dockery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dockery Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Massey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Massey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spring Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Trust
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Rollins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Stackhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Sandymush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Leicester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Newfound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- White Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Allenstand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Wolf Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Flat Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Mars Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Foster Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Cutshalltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Tom Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Teague ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Woodfin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Weaverville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nough is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
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 Massey Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Massey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Massey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Massey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1013363 (Massey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1013363 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 954 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Creek
- Location given for Massey Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7867706 Lon: -82.7881945
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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 Madison, 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 from Point A (ie- Massey 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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