A visit to the Paint Fork 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 Paint Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Paint Fork Cemetery:
35.7404, -82.4654
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Paint Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Paint Fork Cemetery is located in Buncombe County<2>.
The county seat for Buncombe County is located in Asheville. Asheville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Paint Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Paint Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Paint Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Paint Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maney Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Anders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Anders Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anders Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Maney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Dillingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46737 <5>
- Mc Kinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mc Kinney Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Kinney Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Dillingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dillingham Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham Cemetery
- Maple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
- Big Ivy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Big Ivy Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ivy Cemetery
- Holcombe - Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Blackstock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blackstock Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstock Cemetery
- Brank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brank Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brank Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley 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 Paint Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Paint Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beech
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Barnardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Democrat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Rockview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Flat Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Weaverville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodfin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walkertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Swannanoa Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Swannanoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Murchison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Asheville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Sayles Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sayles Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Village
- Azalea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Black Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Rollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
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 Paint Fork Cemetery. The following communities are located in Buncombe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Paint Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Asheville
- Barnardsville
- Black Mountain
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 helpful 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 Paint Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Buncombe 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 Paint Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1014181 (Paint Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014181 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: Buncombe
- Est. Elev: 790 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Craggy Pinnacle
- Location given for Paint Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.74039 Lon: -82.4654058
- 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 Buncombe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paint Fork 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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