A visit to the Payne 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 Payne Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Payne Cemetery:
35.7834, -82.7610
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Payne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Payne Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the east northeast of the Payne Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Massey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Payne Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lunceford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lunceford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunceford Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Rector Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rector Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector Cemetery
- Hagen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hagen Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagen Cemetery
- Crooked Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- The Henderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eldon Henderson Cemetery
- Henderson - Worley Cemetery
- Lower Big Pine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2496346 <5>
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Big Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Big Pine Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
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- Dry Pond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dry Pond Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Reagan Worley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Rollins
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Spring Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Trust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Stackhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Sandymush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Hot Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Leicester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Newfound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Stoney Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Weaverville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Mars Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Foster Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Cutshalltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Woodfin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
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 Payne Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Payne 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 Payne 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 Payne Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1014276 (Payne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014276 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: 674 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Creek
- Location given for Payne Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7834377 Lon: -82.7609715
- 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 from Point A (ie- Payne 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |