A visit to the Sutton 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 Sutton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sutton Cemetery:
35.3934, -83.1365
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies just to the west southwest of the Sutton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sutton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sutton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sutton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Addie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hoyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hoyle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyle Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Balsam Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loves Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Love Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Love Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Chapel Cemetery
- Lovedale Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ash Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Keener Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Parris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Parris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Brasstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brasstown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown Cemetery
- Redbank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Redbank Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Stillwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stillwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Wike Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Plott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Plott Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plott 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 Sutton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sutton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ruby City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Addie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Balsam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sylva
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Dillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cullowhee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Laport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Greens Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Tuckasegee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maggie Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hazelwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Wilmot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Gay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Argura
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Waynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whittier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Junaluska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Sutton 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 Sutton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherokee
- Sylva
- Waynesville
- Webster
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 professional and volunteer 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 Sutton 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 Sutton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #995729 (Sutton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #995729 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: 818 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sylva North
- Location given for Sutton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3934342 Lon: -83.1365317
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sutton 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. |