A visit to the Valleytown 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 Valleytown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valleytown Cemetery:
35.1995, -83.8082
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valleytown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Valleytown Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Murphy. Murphy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Valleytown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valleytown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Valleytown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valleytown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Valley River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Valley River Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley River Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Oak View Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Massey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- West Buffalo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The West Buffalo Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Buffalo Cemetery
- Fires Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fires Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fires Creek Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
- Aquone Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Aquone Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Aquone Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aquone Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135647 <5>
- Bethel Hill MB Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rice Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mc Guire Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mc Guire Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Guire Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Hayesville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Hayesville Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Coom Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Coom Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coom Cemetery
- Odom Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Haigler Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Haigler Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haigler Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valleytown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valleytown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Andrews
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rhodo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Coalville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Marble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Topton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Robbinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hayesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nantahala
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Cheoah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Lake Santeetlah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Elf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elf is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Brasstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stecoah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Murphy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Wesser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Grape Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Pine Log Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Tellico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Fontana Dam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <6>
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 Valleytown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valleytown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andrews
- Hayesville
- Murphy
- Robbinsville
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 Valleytown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Valleytown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016358 (Valleytown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016358 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 574 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Andrews
- Location given for Valleytown Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.199533 Lon: -83.8082323
- 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 Cherokee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valleytown 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. |