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A visit to the Shook Ramsey 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 Shook Ramsey Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shook Ramsey Cemetery (FG ID #2208646)

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 Shook Ramsey Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.8654°   (35° 51' 55")

Lon:   -82.5798°   (-82° 34' 47")

The Shook Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

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

Name Variations for Shook Ramsey Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Shook Ramsey Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Ramsey Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Shook Ramsey Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dill Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Peek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peek Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Merrill Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Arrington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arrington Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Coates Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coates Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Sams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sams Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Gosnell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Grapevine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grapevine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grapevine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grapevine Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Thomason Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomason Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Jesse Rice Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rice Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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 Shook Ramsey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shook Ramsey 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 Shook Ramsey 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 Shook Ramsey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Shook Ramsey 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 Shook Ramsey Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #993017  (Ramsey Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #993017 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: 767
    • Location given for GNIS #993017 (Ramsey Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2208646

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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shook Ramsey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8654, Longitude: -82.5798    
<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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