A visit to the Pennington 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 Pennington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pennington Cemetery:
36.5701, -81.5801
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pennington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pennington Cemetery is located in Ashe County<2>.
The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Pennington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pennington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Pennington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pennington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Nella Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Nella Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nella Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Blevins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Eldreth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Eldreth Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldreth Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Roop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Roop Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roop Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Whitetop (VA).
- The Baldwin Cemetery has also been known as:
- William M. Baldwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49321 <5>
- William D. Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pennington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pennington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Apple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Whitetop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Sturgills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Green Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Roten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Rugby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Warrensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grassy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crumpler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Trout Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Masada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Shingletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Damascus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fuller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- West Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loves Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Pennington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ashe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pennington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Damascus
- Jefferson
- West Jefferson
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 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 Pennington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Ashe 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 Pennington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1014323 (Pennington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014323 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: Ashe
- Est. Elev: 1006 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Park
- Location given for Pennington Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5701202 Lon: -81.5801114
- 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 Ashe, 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- Pennington 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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