A visit to the Medford 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 Medford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Medford Cemetery:
35.5390, -82.9340
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Medford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Medford Cemetery is located in Haywood County<2>.
The county seat for Haywood County is located in Waynesville. Waynesville lies just to the southwest of the Medford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Medford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Medford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Medford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reeves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McClure Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Fulbright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fulbright Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright Cemetery
- Ratcliffe Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crawford Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Bon-A-Venture Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dawn Memory Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dawn Memory Garden is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Memory Garden
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Roundhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Roundhill Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Smathers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smathers Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smathers Cemetery is located outside and to the east of West Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48774 <5>
- Smathers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smathers Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smathers Cemetery is located outside and to the east of West Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48774 <5>
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Upper Crabtree Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Upper Crabtree Community Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crabtree Community Cemetery
- The Upper Crabtree Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upper Crabtree Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Medford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Medford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake Junaluska
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clyde
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waynesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Morning Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Maggie Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Teague ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Cruso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Balsam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Sandymush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Newfound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Candler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Medford Cemetery. The following communities are located in Haywood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Medford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Clyde
- Clyde lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Medford Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clyde.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Waynesville
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 websites either 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 Medford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Haywood 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 Medford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1013463 (Medford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1013463 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: Haywood
- Est. Elev: 803 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clyde
- Location given for Medford Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.538993 Lon: -82.9340252
- 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 Haywood, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Medford 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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