A visit to the Robinson 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 Robinson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Robinson Cemetery:
35.8968, -82.3879
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County<2>.
The county seat for Yancey County is located in Burnsville. Burnsville lies just to the east northeast of the Robinson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Robinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Robinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whittington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Arwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Arwood Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arwood Cemetery
- Edney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Edney Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edney Cemetery
- Elk Shoal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Elk Shoal Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Shoal Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Shepard Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ledford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Radford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Radford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Cemetery
- Marshbanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Marshbanks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshbanks Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Metcalf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
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- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Penland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Penland Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland Cemetery
- Dellinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dellinger Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellinger Cemetery
- Williams Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson - Ray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Robinson - Ray Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson - Ray Cemetery
- The Robinson - Ray Cemetery has also been known as:
- Duck - Robinson Cemetery
- Briggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- Roland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burleson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
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]<3> of the Robinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Robinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Higgins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pensacola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Low Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Murchison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Day Book
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Ramseytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Rockview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Sioux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Democrat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Barnardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Micaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Mars Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Celo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Relief
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Newdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Double Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Tipton Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Bailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Hamrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Flag Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Foster Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster 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 Robinson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yancey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Robinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Robinson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Yancey 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 Robinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1014975 (Robinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014975 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: Yancey
- Est. Elev: 790 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bald Creek
- Location given for Robinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8967787 Lon: -82.3879079
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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 Yancey, 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 from Point A (ie- Robinson 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. |