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A visit to the Rush Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rush Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rush Cemetery (FG ID #48660)

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 Rush Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.0901°   (35° 5' 24")

Lon:   -83.3842°   (-83° 23' 3")

The cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.

As an estimate, the Rush Cemetery is located in Riverside.

The county seat for Macon County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the north of the Rush Cemetery .

Establishment of the Rush Cemetery ...

The Rush Cemetery was established in 1831.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Rush Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Addington Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Asbury UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stiles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stiles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stiles Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Mc Ghee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mc Ghee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mc Ghee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mc Ghee Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Black Mtn. Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mc Connell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mc Connell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mc Connell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mc Connell Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Angel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Wells Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Bettys Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Head of Tennesse Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Strain Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strain Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Fout Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fout Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fout Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Highlands Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highlands Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highlands Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highlands Cemetery is located in Macon County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rush Cemetery.

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

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 Rush Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rush Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Rush 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 Rush Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1015133  (Rush Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1015133 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: Prentiss
    • County: Macon         Elev: 647
    • Location given for GNIS #1015133 (Rush Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #48660

The official website for Macon County: www.maconnc.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Macon, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rush Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0901, Longitude: -83.3842    
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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