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:
35.2548, -82.6446
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 Transylvania County<2>.
The county seat for Transylvania County is located in Brevard. Brevard lies just to the west southwest of the Osborne Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Osborne Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Osborne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Osborne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Orr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Brevard.
- The Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pisgah Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48444 <5>
- Pisgah Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Gardens Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Gardens Cemetery
- Davidson River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Davidson River Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River Cemetery
- Sentell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sentell Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentell Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Justus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Justus Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus Cemetery
- Aiken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Aiken Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Cemetery
- Old Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Beulah Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Beulah Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Oak Forest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Forest Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest Cemetery
- Evergreen Gillespie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Round Top Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top Cemetery
- Sentell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sentell Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentell Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Penrose
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seven Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Pisgah Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brevard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Etowah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Cedar Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Horse Shoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sky Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Valley Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- East Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Caesars Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Willow Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Timberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timberland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Mills River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barker Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Hendersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Balfour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuxedo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zirconia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carolina Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Pinehurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Cumberland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Naples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
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 Transylvania County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Osborne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Transylvania 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 #1014140 (Osborne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014140 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: Transylvania
- Est. Elev: 660 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pisgah Forest
- Location given for Osborne Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2548374 Lon: -82.6445675
- 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 Transylvania, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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