A visit to the Stanley 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 Stanley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stanley Cemetery:
36.0523, -82.2201
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stanley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Bakersville. Bakersville lies just to the southeast of the Stanley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Stanley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stanley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Old Garland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Garland Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Garland Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gouge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Hobson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hobson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stanley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stanley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Tipton Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Relief
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Green Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buladean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Huntdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Richlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Bailey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Day Book
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Double Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Sioux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Limestone Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Micaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Burbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Tolley Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Penland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heaton Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Higgins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Plumtree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Stanley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mitchell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stanley 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 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 Stanley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Mitchell 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 Stanley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1015787 (Stanley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1015787 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 765 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bakersville
- Location given for Stanley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0523362 Lon: -82.2201278
- 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 Mitchell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Stanley 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |