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A visit to the Runion Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Runion Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Runion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Runion Cemetery

Lat:   35.8318°   (35° 49' 54")

Lon:   -82.5329°   (-82° 31' 58")

The Runion Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the west southwest of the Runion Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Runion Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Runion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
    • The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • George Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Family Cemetery
    • The George Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the George Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Mars Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2411812 <5>
  • Carter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ramsey Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ramsey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mars Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48523 <5>
  • Young Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Harris Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Family Cemetery
    • The Harris Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Sprinkle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprinkle Cemetery
    • The Sprinkle Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Merrill Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Buckner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ray Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ray Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Ledford Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledford Cemetery
      • The Ledford Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ledford Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Mars Hill.
    • Whitt Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitt Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Holcombe - Branch Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jarvis Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarvis Cemetery
      • The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Penley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradford Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawkins - Willis Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • California Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

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 Runion Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Runion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mars Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ivy
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
    • Ivy is located in Madison County
  • Democrat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
    • Democrat is located in Buncombe County
  • Bethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Madison County
  • Petersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Madison County
  • Flat Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
  • Barnardsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
    • Rockview is located in Buncombe County
  • Rollins
    (7 miles [11.3 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.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
    • Rollins is located in Madison County
  • Foster Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
    • Foster Creek is located in Madison County
  • Marshall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Weaverville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Beech
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
      • Beech is located in Buncombe County
    • Alexander
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stoney Knob
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
      • Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
    • Walnut
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Madison County
    • Woodfin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Murchison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
      • Murchison is located in Yancey County
    • Pensacola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pensacola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
      • Pensacola is located in Yancey County
    • Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Yancey County
    • Higgins
      (12 miles [19.3 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.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
      • Higgins is located in Yancey County
    • Cutshalltown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
      • Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
    • White Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Madison County
    • Chapel Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
      • Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
    • Flag Pond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
      • Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)

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 Runion 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 Runion Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Runion Cemetery:

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 Runion Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #993804  (Runion Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #993804 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: 715
    • Location given for GNIS #993804 (Runion Cemetery)

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Runion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8318, Longitude: -82.5329       In this case, the coordinates for the Runion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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