A visit to the Sams 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 Sams Cemetery ...
The Sams Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Arrington Cemetery
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Ball - Hunter Cemetery
- Bryan Cemetery
- The Bryan Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- The Bryan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryant Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Capps Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Marshall.
- The Capps Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47048 <3>
- Dill Cemetery
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Edwards Cemetery
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Heck Creek Cemetery
- The Heck Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Ingle Cemetery
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Jesse Rice Cemetery
- The Jesse Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Lewis Cemetery
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Merrill Cemetery
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Peek Cemetery
- The Peek Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Proffitt Family Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Roberts Cemetery
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Runnion Cemetery
- The Runnion Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Shelton Cemetery
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Shook Ramsey Cemetery
- The Shook Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- The Shook Ramsey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ramsey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208646 <3>
- Thomason Cemetery
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- West Cemetery
- The West Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Wild Cemetery
- The Wild Cemetery is located in Madison County
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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]<2> of the Sams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alexander
- Allegheny
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
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- Allenstand
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
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- Barnardsville
- Beech
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
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- Bethel
- Bethel is located in Madison County
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- Bluff
- Bluff is located in Madison County
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- Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
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- Cutshalltown
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
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- Democrat
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
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- Flag Pond
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Foster Creek
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
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- Hot Springs
- Hurricane
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
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- Ivy
- Ivy is located in Madison County
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- Loganton ‑ Historic
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Mars Hill
- Marshall
- Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
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- Rockview
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
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- Rollins
- Rollins is located in Madison County
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- Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
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- Stackhouse
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
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- Stoney Knob
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
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- Walnut
- Walnut is located in Madison County
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- Weaverville
- White Rock
- White Rock is located in Madison County
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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 Sams 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 Sams 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 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 Sams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Sams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #994212 (Sams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #994212 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 693 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mars Hill
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Sams Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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