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A visit to the Pilkey Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Pilkey Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pilkey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilkey Cemetery

Lat:   35.4534°   (35° 27' 12")

Lon:   -83.6668°   (-83° 40' 0")

The Pilkey Cemetery is located in Swain County<2>.

The county seat for Swain County is located in Bryson City. Bryson City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Pilkey Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Pilkey Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilkey Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Welch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Welch Cemetery is located in Swain County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Swain County
  • Bone Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bone Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bone Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bone Valley Cemetery is located in Swain County
  • Higdon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higdon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Higdon Cemetery is located in Swain County
  • Proctor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proctor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proctor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Swain County
  • Cable Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cable Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cable Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cable Cemetery is located in Swain County
  • Yellow Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow Branch Cemetery
    • The Yellow Branch Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • McClure Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McClure Cemetery is located in Swain County
  • Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Swain County
  • Bradshaw Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradshaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradshaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Swain County
  • Cable Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cable Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cable Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cable Branch Cemetery is located in Swain County
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Breedlove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breedlove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breedlove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Breedlove Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Sawyer Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sawyer Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sawyer Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sawyer Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Panther Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panther Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panther Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Panther Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Cable Cove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cable Cove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cable Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cable Cove Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Gunter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gunter Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Randolph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Randolph Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Cable Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cable Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cable Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cable Cemetery is located in Graham County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pilkey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilkey Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bushnell ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bushnell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
    • Bushnell is located in Swain County
  • Stecoah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stecoah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
    • Stecoah is located in Graham County
  • Judson ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Judson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Judson is located in Swain County
  • Forney ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
    • Forney is located in Swain County
  • Almond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Almond is located in Swain County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <6>
  • Fontana Dam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
    • Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Fontana Dam has also been known as:
    • Fontana Village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <6>
  • Yellow Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
    • Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
  • Cheoah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
    • Cheoah is located in Graham County
  • Wesser
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
    • Wesser is located in Swain County
  • Robbinsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
    • Robbinsville is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <6>
  • Nantahala
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
    • Nantahala is located in Swain County
  • Lake Santeetlah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
    • Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
    • Santeetla
    • Santeetlah
    • Santultah
    • Thunderbird Mountain
    • Thunderbird
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Bear Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Graham County
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Macon County
    • Bryson City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
      • Bryson City is located in Swain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <6>
    • Topton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tellico
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tellico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
      • Tellico is located in Macon County
    • Red Bank
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Elkmont ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
      • Elkmont is located in Sevier County (TN)
    • Townsend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Unahala
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
      • Unahala is located in Swain County
    • Rhodo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
      • Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
    • Whittier
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
      • Whittier is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittier <6>

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 Pilkey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Swain County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilkey 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 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 Pilkey Cemetery:

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 Pilkey Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #992204  (Pilkey Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #992204 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Tuskeegee
    • County: Swain         Elev: 625
    • Location given for GNIS #992204 (Pilkey Cemetery)

The official website for Swain County: www.swaincounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Swain, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pilkey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4534, Longitude: -83.6668       In this case, the coordinates for the Pilkey Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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