A visit to the Upper Zachary 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 Zachary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Upper Zachary Cemetery:
35.1065, -83.0838
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Upper Zachary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Upper Zachary Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Upper Zachary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Upper Zachary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Upper Zachary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Upper Zachary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Norton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Whiteside Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Evvitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evvitt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evvitt Cemetery
- Horse Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Horse Cove Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cove Cemetery
- Erastus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Erastus Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus Cemetery
- Highlands Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Highlands Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Glade Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Glade Hope Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Hope Cemetery
- Strain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Strain Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Blue Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Blue Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Blue Valley Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue Valley Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197171 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Winchester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Smook Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Smook Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smook Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goldmine Cemetery
- Macedonia MB Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hedden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hedden Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedden Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Woodring Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Pells Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Pells Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pells Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Sols Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Sols Creek Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sols Creek Cemetery
- Broom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Broom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Upper Zachary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Upper Zachary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cashiers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sapphire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Lake Toxaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Erastus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Lickskillet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Tuckasegee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Argura
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Ellijay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- East Laport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Scaly Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Balsam Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tamassee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cullowhee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rosman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sky Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Rest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Bottom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
- Gay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Otto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Zachary 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 Upper Zachary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashiers
- Franklin
- Highlands
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 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 Upper Zachary 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 Upper Zachary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016349 (Upper Zachary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016349 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: 1082 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cashiers
- Location given for Upper Zachary Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1064821 Lon: -83.0837561
- 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- Upper Zachary 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. |