A visit to the Rector 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 Rector Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rector Cemetery:
35.7887, -82.7429
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rector Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rector Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the east of the Rector Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Rector Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rector Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hagen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hagen Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagen Cemetery
- Farmer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Dry Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dry Pond Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- The Henderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eldon Henderson Cemetery
- Henderson - Worley Cemetery
- Lower Big Pine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2496346 <5>
- Massey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Payne Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lunceford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lunceford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunceford Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
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- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reagan Worley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Big Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Big Pine Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Roberson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Roberson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
- J. Lee Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The J. Lee Henderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J. Lee Henderson Cemetery
- The J. Lee Henderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Old Station Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Station Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Station Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rector Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rector Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rollins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Walnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Stackhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Trust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Sandymush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Leicester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Flat Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Mars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Foster Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Newfound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Stoney Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Weaverville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Allenstand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Cutshalltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
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 Rector Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rector Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Rector Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Rector Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1014783 (Rector Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014783 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 603 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marshall
- Location given for Rector Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7887159 Lon: -82.7429156
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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 Madison, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rector 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. |