A visit to the Murray Gap 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 Murray Gap Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murray Gap Cemetery:
35.9037, -82.5132
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murray Gap Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murray Gap Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Murray Gap Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Murray Gap Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Murray Gap Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murray Gap Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Shook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shook Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- The Banks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- Engle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Engle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Cemetery
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sprinkle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprinkle Cemetery
- Hawkins - Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Robinson - Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Justice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- California Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Penley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Briggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- Marshbanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Marshbanks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshbanks Cemetery
- Radford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Radford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Shook Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shook Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Ramsey Cemetery
- The Shook Ramsey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ramsey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208646 <5>
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Jarvis Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jarvis Brown Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Brown Cemetery
- Harris Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The George Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the George Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Mars Hill.
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Jarvis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murray Gap Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murray Gap Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bethel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Mars Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foster Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Ivy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Flag Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Democrat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Higgins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Barnardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Clear Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Flat Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ramseytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Allegheny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Cutshalltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Rollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sioux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murchison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Pensacola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Low Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
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 Murray Gap 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 Murray Gap 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 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 Murray Gap 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 Murray Gap Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1013857 (Murray Gap Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1013857 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: 1024 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sams Gap
- Location given for Murray Gap Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9037203 Lon: -82.5131901
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Murray Gap 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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