A visit to the Ramsey 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 Ramsey Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ramsey Cemetery (FG ID #48523)
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 Ramsey Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery has been estimated.<3>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ramsey Cemetery
Lat: 35.8331° (35° 49' 59")
Lon: -82.5126° (-82° 30' 45")
The cemetery is located in Madison County<4>.
As an estimate, the Ramsey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Mars Hill.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the west southwest of the Ramsey Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Ramsey Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ramsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harris Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jarvis Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Runion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Runion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Runion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Runion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Whitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Mc Elroy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mc Elroy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mc Elroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mc Elroy Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jarvis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Penley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hawkins - Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- California Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ledford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Holcombe - Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Angel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Angel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Angel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Angel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Gardner - Gillis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Briggs 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 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Ramsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ramsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ivy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mars Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Democrat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Flat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barnardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
- Barnardsville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnardsville <7>
- Rockview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockview have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rollins
- From the Ramsey Cemetery to Rollins
- Beech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beech
- From the Ramsey Cemetery to Beech
- Foster Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Weaverville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Knob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Murchison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pensacola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Higgins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higgins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Higgins
- From the Ramsey Cemetery to Higgins
- Flag Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Low Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Walnut
- From the Ramsey Cemetery to Walnut
- Woodfin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
- Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <7>
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allegheny
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
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 Ramsey 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 Ramsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnardsville
- Burnsville
- Marshall
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Ramsey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Madison County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Ramsey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #993015 (Ramsey Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #993015 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: Mars Hill
- County: Madison Elev: 682
- Location given for GNIS #993015 (Ramsey Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #48523
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ramsey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8331, Longitude: -82.5126 In this case, the coordinates for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |