A visit to the Patton 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 Patton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Patton Cemetery:
35.5382, -82.8707
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Patton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Patton Cemetery is located in Haywood County<2>.
The county seat for Haywood County is located in Waynesville. Waynesville lies just to the west southwest of the Patton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Patton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Patton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Patton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crawford Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smathers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Smathers Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smathers Cemetery is located outside and to the east of West Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48774 <5>
- Smathers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Smathers Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smathers Cemetery is located outside and to the east of West Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48774 <5>
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- North Canton Community
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The North Canton Community is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton Community
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Canton Community is located outside and to the north of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47641 <5>
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Medford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Medford Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
- Longs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Longs Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Bon-A-Venture Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Smathers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smathers Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smathers Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of West Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48775 <5>
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Ratcliffe Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Upper Crabtree Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Upper Crabtree Community Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crabtree Community Cemetery
- The Upper Crabtree Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upper Crabtree Cemetery
- Dawn Memory Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dawn Memory Garden is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Memory Garden
- Fulbright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fulbright Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Patton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Patton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clyde
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morning Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Lake Junaluska
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Hazelwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Cruso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Glady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Newfound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Sandymush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Candler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Teague ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Enka Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Enka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leicester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maggie Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Acton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
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 Patton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Haywood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Patton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Patton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Haywood 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 Patton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1014263 (Patton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014263 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: Haywood
- Est. Elev: 803 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Canton
- Location given for Patton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5381609 Lon: -82.8706901
- 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 Haywood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Patton 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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