A visit to the Queen 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 Queen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Queen Cemetery:
35.4990, -83.4010
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Queen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Queen Cemetery is located in Swain County<2>.
The county seat for Swain County is located in Bryson City. Bryson City lies just to the south southwest of the Queen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Queen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Queen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Queen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Laney Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney Cemetery
- Wiggins - Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Galbraith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Galbraith Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Cemetery
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- McHan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McHan Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHan Cemetery
- Sherrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Birdtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Birdtown Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Swain Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Copper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Copper Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cemetery
- Upper Noland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Upper Noland Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Noland Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Owl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Owl Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Cemetery
- Sneed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tolley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lambert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Entoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Entoe Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entoe Cemetery
- Nations Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Nations Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nations Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Queens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Queens Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Cemetery
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]<3> of the Queen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Queen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whittier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bryson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Forney ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Unahala
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Judson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Almond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sylva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Greens Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Addie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Wesser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Tellico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Gay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Gatlinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chalet Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Cullowhee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Maggie Valley
(17 miles [27.4 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 Queen 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 Queen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Gatlinburg
- Sylva
- Webster
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 Queen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Swain 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 Queen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1014683 (Queen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014683 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: Swain
- Est. Elev: 758 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bryson City
- Location given for Queen Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.498986 Lon: -83.4009903
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Queen 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. |