A visit to the Silver 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 Silver Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silver Cemetery:
35.9073, -82.2468
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Silver Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Silver Cemetery is located in Yancey County<2>.
The county seat for Yancey County is located in Burnsville. Burnsville lies just to the west northwest of the Silver Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Silver Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Silver Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Silver Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Dellinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dellinger Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellinger Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Will Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Will Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will Young Cemetery
- The Will Young Cemetery has also been known as:
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49106 <5>
- Edd Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Edd Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edd Young Cemetery
- The Edd Young Cemetery has also been known as:
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2409124 <5>
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hughes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Double Island.
- Penland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Penland Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland Cemetery
- Laurel Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carroway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Carroway Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroway Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Silver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
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 Silver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Silver Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Micaville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Low Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Newdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Burnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Celo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Double Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Pensacola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Day Book
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Murchison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Green Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hamrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Penland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bakersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Ramseytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Higgins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Tipton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Relief
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Little Switzerland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Sioux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Bailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Grassy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
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 Silver Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yancey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Silver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Burnsville
- Spruce Pine
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 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 Silver Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Yancey 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 Silver Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1015517 (Silver Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1015517 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: Yancey
- Est. Elev: 840 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Micaville
- Location given for Silver Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9073372 Lon: -82.246792
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Yancey, 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- Silver 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> | 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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