A visit to the Sherrill 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 Sherrill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sherrill Cemetery (FG ID #48735).
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 Sherrill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sherrill Cemetery:
35.4500, -83.2908
The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies just to the southeast of the Sherrill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sherrill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Sherrill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sherrill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tolley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sneed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Campground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reagan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lambert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Copper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Copper Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Thomas Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Worley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Birdtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Birdtown Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bumgarner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nations Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nations Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nations Cemetery
- Entoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Entoe Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entoe Cemetery
- Sherrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Owl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Owl Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Cemetery
- Nations Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nations Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nations Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Tom Nations Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tom Nations Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Nations Cemetery
- Dicks Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sherrill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sherrill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paint Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Cherokee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whittier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sylva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Addie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greens Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Webster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Bryson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Unahala
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ruby City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Gay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cullowhee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Balsam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leatherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maggie Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Laport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Sherrill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sherrill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Sylva
- Webster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Sherrill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Sherrill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #48735
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1015427 (Sherrill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1015427 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 644 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whittier
- Location given for Sherrill Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4500993 Lon: -83.2904283
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sherrill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |