A visit to the Metcalf 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 Metcalf Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Metcalf Cemetery:
35.8415, -82.4443
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Metcalf Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Metcalf Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Metcalf Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Metcalf Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Marshbanks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Marshbanks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshbanks Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Gardner - Gillis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gardner - Gillis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner - Gillis Cemetery
- The Gardner - Gillis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gardner Cemetery
- Gillis Cemetery
- Maney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Maney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
- Shepard Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Radford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Radford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Cemetery
- Robinson - Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson - Ray Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson - Ray Cemetery
- The Robinson - Ray Cemetery has also been known as:
- Duck - Robinson Cemetery
- Briggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Penley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jarvis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Angel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Angel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ramsey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Mars Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48523 <5>
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Holcombe - Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ledford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Metcalf Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Metcalf Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Bethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Democrat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Barnardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Murchison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Flat Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Low Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Higgins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beech
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Weaverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Rollins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Day Book
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Ramseytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stoney Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Hamrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Celo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Flag Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Micaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sioux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
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 Metcalf Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Metcalf Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnardsville
- Burnsville
- Marshall
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 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 Metcalf 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 Metcalf Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1013481 (Metcalf Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1013481 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: 754 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barnardsville
- Location given for Metcalf Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8415003 Lon: -82.444297
- 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Metcalf 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. |