A visit to the Temple of Jesus Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Temple of Jesus Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Temple of Jesus Cemetery (FG ID #2205210)
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 Temple of Jesus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Temple of Jesus Cemetery
Lat: 35.4257° (35° 25' 32")
Lon: -82.1641° (-82° 9' 50")
The Temple of Jesus Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Temple of Jesus Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Temple of Jesus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Temple of Jesus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Johns MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Full Gospel Revival Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Big Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matthew Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Piney Knob Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Connor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Connor Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Hemphill Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Taylor Plantation Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miller - Twitty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller - Twitty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller - Twitty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Miller - Twitty Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Davistown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davistown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davistown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Davistown Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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 Temple of Jesus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Temple of Jesus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lake Lure
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
- Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <7>
- Chimney Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Chimney Rock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bat Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mill Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Mill Spring is located in Polk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Spring <7>
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerton
- Gerton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerton <7>
- Lackey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Baxter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rutherfordton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Union Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thermal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Sugar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitt Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bakersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spindale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
- Spindale is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <7>
- Vein Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Fort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Temple of Jesus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Temple of Jesus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Old Fort
- Rutherfordton
- Spindale
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 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 Temple of Jesus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rutherford County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Temple of Jesus Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Temple of Jesus Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, 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 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 Temple of Jesus Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4257, Longitude: -82.1641 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |