A visit to the Stillwell 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 Stillwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stillwell Cemetery:
35.3329, -83.2296
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stillwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stillwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies just to the north of the Stillwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stillwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Stillwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stillwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cagle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cagle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle Cemetery
- Parris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris Cemetery
- Ash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ash Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Cemetery
- Love Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Love Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Chapel Cemetery
- Lovedale Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loves Chapel UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Keener Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- New Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesleyanna UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Dicks Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Tom Nations Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tom Nations Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Nations Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wike Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wike Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wike Cemetery
- The Wike Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wyke Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49185 <5>
- Hoyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoyle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyle Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stillwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stillwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Webster
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Greens Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Dillsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Forest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- 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 <6>
- Cullowhee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Laport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Ruby City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Addie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Wilmot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Tuckasegee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Leatherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Ellijay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Erastus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Paint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Balsam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whittier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Unahala
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Argura
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville
(12 miles [19.3 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 Stillwell 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 Stillwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Franklin
- Sylva
- Webster
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 helpful 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 Stillwell 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 Stillwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #995520 (Stillwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #995520 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: 670 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sylva South
- Location given for Stillwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3328776 Lon: -83.2295915
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stillwell 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. |