A visit to the Upper Noland 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 Upper Noland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Upper Noland Cemetery:
35.4962, -83.4988
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Upper Noland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Upper Noland Cemetery is located in Swain County<2>.
The county seat for Swain County is located in Bryson City. Bryson City lies just to the south southeast of the Upper Noland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Upper Noland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Upper Noland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Upper Noland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stiles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stiles Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Connor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Connor Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Roundhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Roundhill Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill Cemetery
- Laurel Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
- Wiggins - Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Laney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Laney Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Swain Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Galbraith Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Cemetery
- Queen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Queen Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- De Hart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The De Hart Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Hart Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton 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 Upper Noland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Upper Noland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forney ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Bryson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Judson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Whittier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Almond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Unahala
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Cherokee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Paint Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Wesser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilmot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Stecoah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Chalet Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Tellico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Gatlinburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Leatherman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Dillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Nantahala
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Greens Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Sylva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wear Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
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 Upper Noland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Swain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Upper Noland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Gatlinburg
- Sylva
- Sylva lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Upper Noland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sylva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
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 websites either 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 Upper Noland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Swain 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 Upper Noland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016344 (Upper Noland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016344 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: Swain
- Est. Elev: 805 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bryson City
- Location given for Upper Noland Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4962061 Lon: -83.4987737
- 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 Swain, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper Noland 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. |
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