A visit to the Osborne 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 Osborne Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Osborne Cemetery:
36.4701, -81.6940
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County<2>.
The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Osborne Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Osborne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Osborne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Hammon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hammon Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Roark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Eastridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Eastridge Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastridge Cemetery
- Parmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Parmer Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmer Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
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- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Forrester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Forrester Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrester Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nelson Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Creston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48198 <5>
- Pennington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Graybeal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Graybeal Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybeal Cemetery
- Big Laurel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Big Laurel Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel 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 Osborne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Osborne Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roten
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Grayson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Mountain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Comet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Apple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Shingletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Trade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Warrensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitetop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Mabel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Brandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Todd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Damascus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Helton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Norris ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Moretz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Drowning Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
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 Osborne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ashe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Osborne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Damascus
- Jefferson
- Mountain City
- West Jefferson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Osborne Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Ashe 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 Osborne Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #991704 (Osborne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991704 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: Ashe
- Est. Elev: 1106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baldwin Gap
- Location given for Osborne Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4701212 Lon: -81.6940011
- 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 Ashe, 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- Osborne 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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