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A visit to the Massey Cemetery ...


The location of the Massey Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Massey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Massey Cemetery

Lat:   35.7868°   (35° 47' 12")

Lon:   -82.7882°   (-82° 47' 17")

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 .

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 Massey Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Madison County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Massey Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Madison County
    • Trust
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
      • Trust is located in Madison County
    • Marshall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Walnut
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Madison County
    • Bluff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
      • Bluff is located in Madison County
    • Rollins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
      • Rollins is located in Madison County
    • Stackhouse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stackhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
      • Stackhouse is located in Madison County
    • Sandymush
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
      • Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
      • Hurricane is located in Madison County
    • Leicester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leicester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Leicester is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <4>
    • Alexander
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Petersburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
        • Petersburg is located in Madison County
      • Chapel Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
        • Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
      • Newfound
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newfound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
        • Newfound is located in Buncombe County
      • White Rock
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
        • White Rock is located in Madison County
      • Allenstand
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
        • Allenstand is located in Madison County
      • Wolf Creek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
        • Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
      • Flat Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
        • Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
      • Mars Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Foster Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
        • Foster Creek is located in Madison County
      • Cutshalltown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
        • Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
      • Tom Town
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tom Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
        • Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
      • Woodfin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
        • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <4>
      • Stoney Knob
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
        • Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
      • Weaverville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Nough
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
        • Nough is located in Cocke County (TN)

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 40 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Massey Cemetery.<5>

    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
      • The Henderson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eldon Henderson Cemetery
      • Henderson - Worley Cemetery
      • Lower Big Pine Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2496346 <6>
    • Reagan Worley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Big Pine Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Pine Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Pine Cemetery
    • Payne Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
    • Farmer Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crooked Ridge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crooked Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crooked Ridge Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crooked Ridge Cemetery
    • Buckner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lunceford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lunceford Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lunceford Cemetery
    • Payne Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
    • Rector Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rector Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rector Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rector Cemetery
    • Continue List   (28 more) ...
      • Hagen Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hagen Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagen Cemetery
      • Freeman Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
      • Roberts Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dry Pond Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dry Pond Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Pond Cemetery
      • Fortner Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fortner Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortner Cemetery
      • Brown Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Gap Of The Mountain Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Roberts Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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
        • The Old Bluff Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bluff Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bluff Cemetery
      • Cross Rock Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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
        • The Teague Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Teague's Chapel Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teague Chapel Cemetery
      • Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Freeman Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 the 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 the Ramsey Cemetery
      • Roberts Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Henderson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Station Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Station Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Station Cemetery
      • Henderson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Henderson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486230 <6>
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDevitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McDevitt Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDevitt Cemetery
      • Goldsmith Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Treadway Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treadway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Treadway Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treadway Cemetery
      • Anderson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Dockery Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dockery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dockery Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dockery Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #1013363 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Spring Creek
      • County: Madison         Elev: 954
      • Location given for GNIS #1013363 (Massey Cemetery)

    The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

    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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Massey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7868, Longitude: -82.7882       In this case, the coordinates for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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