A visit to the Rocky Branch 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 Rocky Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rocky Branch Cemetery:
35.4273, -83.0107
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rocky Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Haywood County<2>.
The county seat for Haywood County is located in Waynesville. Waynesville lies just to the north northeast of the Rocky Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rocky Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Rocky Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rocky Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Plott Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plott Cemetery
- Redbank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Redbank Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Balsam Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178876 <5>
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Love Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ratcliffe Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Henry Cogdill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Henry Cogdill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cogdill Cemetery
- The Henry Cogdill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cogdill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239602 <5>
- Norman - Blanton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Brasstown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brasstown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Roundhill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Roundhill Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill Cemetery
- Addie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Norman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Hoyle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoyle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyle Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Medford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Medford Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
- Fulbright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fulbright Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright 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 Rocky Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rocky Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hazelwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Waynesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Balsam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ruby City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lake Junaluska
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maggie Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Addie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Laport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Argura
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Cruso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- West Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Sylva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Cullowhee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckasegee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <6>
- Dillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greens Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Balsam Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teague ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
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 Rocky Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Haywood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rocky Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Clyde
- Sylva
- Sylva lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Rocky Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sylva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Waynesville
- 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 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 Rocky Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Haywood 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 Rocky Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1960044 (Rocky Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1960044 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: Haywood
- Est. Elev: 960 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hazelwood
- Location given for Rocky Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4273245 Lon: -83.0106925
- 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 Haywood, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Branch 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. |