A visit to the Stamper Cemetery ...
The location of the Stamper Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Stamper Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Stamper Cemetery (FG ID #48835)
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 Stamper Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stamper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stamper Cemetery
Lat: 35.4798° (35° 28' 47")
Lon: -83.2688° (-83° 16' 7")
The Stamper Cemetery is located in Jackson County<3>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies just to the south southeast of the Stamper Cemetery .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Stamper Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Jackson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Stamper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stamper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Paint Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Cherokee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconaluftee Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconaluftee Indian Village
- Oconaluftee Indian Village is located in Swain County
- Whittier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
- Whittier is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittier <5>
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Dillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
- Dillsboro is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <5>
- Sylva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Bryson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
- Bryson City is located in Swain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <5>
- Greens Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Balsam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maggie Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie Valley
- Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maggie Valley <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Unahala
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Ruby City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Cullowhee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <5>
- Leatherman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leatherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- East Laport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Laport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Hazelwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Waynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Waynesville is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesville <5>
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 Stamper 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 Stamper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Sylva
- Sylva lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Stamper Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sylva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Waynesville
- Webster
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Stamper Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stamper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lambert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
- Copper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Copper Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copper Cemetery
- Sneed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tolley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48947 <2>
- Olivet UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Olivet UMC Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Olivet UMC Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivet UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2304564 <2>
- Hyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hyatt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyatt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47754 <2>
- Sherrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Queens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Queens Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queens Cemetery
- Nations Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nations Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nations Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nations Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slave Cemetery
- Entoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Entoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Entoe Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Entoe Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46860 <2>
- Old Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reagan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beck Cemetery
- Husky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Husky Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Husky Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Husky Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery
- Conner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conner Cemetery
- Thomas Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49018 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Stamper Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1015785 (Stamper Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1015785 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: Whittier
- County: Jackson Elev: 715
- Location given for GNIS #1015785 (Stamper Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #48835
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksonnc.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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> | 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. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Stamper Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4798, Longitude: -83.2688 In this case, the coordinates for the Stamper Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |
<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. |