A visit to the Persimmon Creek 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 Persimmon Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Persimmon Creek Cemetery:
35.0662, -84.1766
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Persimmon Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Persimmon Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Murphy. Murphy lies just to the east of the Persimmon Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Persimmon Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Persimmon Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Persimmon Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Decker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Suit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Suit Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suit Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Beech Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beech Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Hiwassee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hiwassee Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Cemetery
- Timpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Timpson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson Cemetery
- Farrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Farrow Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
- Lenderman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lenderman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenderman Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Hamby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamby Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany 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 Persimmon Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Persimmon Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Postell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Hothouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Vests
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Culberson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Hiwassee Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Grape Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Ogreeta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Burger Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Murphy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Unaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ducktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pantertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Mineral Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chanceytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Copperhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCaysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Brasstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Morganton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Log Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Boiling Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Pierceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Epworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coker Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
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 Persimmon Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Persimmon Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Copperhill
- Ducktown
- McCaysville
- Morganton
- Murphy
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 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 Persimmon Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Persimmon Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1014346 (Persimmon Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014346 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 507 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Persimmon Creek
- Location given for Persimmon Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0661925 Lon: -84.176582
- 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 Cherokee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Persimmon Creek 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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