A visit to the Penley Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Penley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Penley Cemetery (FG ID #2330333).
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 Penley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Penley Cemetery:
35.8535, -82.4955
The Penley Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
Adjacent to the Penley Cemetery and just to the north is the Bradford Cemetery.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Penley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Penley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Penley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Penley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hawkins - Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- California Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harris Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robinson - Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jarvis Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Runion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Runion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runion Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Whitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Cemetery
- George Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Angel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Angel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Cemetery
- Gardner - Gillis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Marshbanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Marshbanks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshbanks Cemetery
- Radford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Penley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Penley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ivy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Mars Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Democrat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barnardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Foster Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beech
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Higgins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Rollins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murchison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pensacola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Weaverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flag Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stoney Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ramseytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allegheny
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cutshalltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Penley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Penley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnardsville
- Burnsville
- Marshall
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 Penley 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 Penley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2330333
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Penley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |