A visit to the Turkey Creek 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 Turkey Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turkey Creek Cemetery:
35.2765, -82.6865
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turkey Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Transylvania County<2>.
The county seat for Transylvania County is located in Brevard. Brevard lies just to the southwest of the Turkey Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Turkey Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Turkey Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turkey Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Evergreen Gillespie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Round Top Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Round Top Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top Cemetery
- Sentell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sentell Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentell Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Justus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Justus Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus Cemetery
- Aiken Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Aiken Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Cemetery
- Old Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Beulah Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Beulah Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Orr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Glazener Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Glazener Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glazener Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Oak Forest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Forest Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Sentell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sentell Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentell Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Sitton - Gillespie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Turkey Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turkey Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pisgah Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Seven Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Penrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brevard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etowah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Horse Shoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Laurel Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sky Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Mills River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Balsam Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rosman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Timberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Timberland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Caesars Head
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Willow Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Mountain Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cruso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barker Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Hendersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Balfour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Cumberland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Naples
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
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 Turkey Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Transylvania County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turkey Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Transylvania 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 Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016275 (Turkey Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016275 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: Transylvania
- Est. Elev: 664 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pisgah Forest
- Location given for Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2765028 Lon: -82.6865131
- 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 Transylvania, 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- Turkey Creek 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |