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:
35.8857, -82.1921
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 west northwest of the Robinson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Robinson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Robinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Robinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Edge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Edge Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Cemetery
- Carroway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carroway Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroway Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Edd Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Edd Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edd Young Cemetery
- The Edd Young Cemetery has also been known as:
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2409124 <5>
- Will Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Will Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will Young Cemetery
- The Will Young Cemetery has also been known as:
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49106 <5>
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Silver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Ballew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ballew Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballew Cemetery
- Ballew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ballew Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballew Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox 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 Robinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Robinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Celo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Micaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Double Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Hamrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Penland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Pensacola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Little Switzerland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murchison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Grassy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spruce Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Green Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Altapass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Bakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tipton Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Relief
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Higgins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Huntdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Ramseytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
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.
- Bakersville
- Burnsville
- Spruce Pine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 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 #1014974 (Robinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014974 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: 831 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Micaville
- Location given for Robinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8856732 Lon: -82.1920665
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
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