A visit to the West 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 West Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Cemetery:
35.8332, -82.6687
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the south southwest of the West Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the West Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Runnion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Runnion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnion Cemetery
- J. Lee Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The J. Lee Henderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J. Lee Henderson Cemetery
- The J. Lee Henderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Wild Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wild Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cemetery
- Ball - Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Red Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Red Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Hill Cemetery
- Old Station Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Station Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Station Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Thomason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Heck Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Heck Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck Creek Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Tillery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tillery Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillery Cemetery
- The Tillery Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thomas Tillery Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Jesse Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jesse Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse Rice Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Gosnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gosnell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gosnell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47491 <5>
- Grapevine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grapevine Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Cemetery
- Sams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams 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 West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marshall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rollins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Walnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Mars Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Foster Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Stackhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Hurricane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- White Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Flat Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Ivy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cutshalltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hot Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Democrat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Allenstand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Allegheny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Stoney Knob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Weaverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Trust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Leicester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barnardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
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 West Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 West Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 West Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016525 (West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016525 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 636 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marshall
- Location given for West Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.833162 Lon: -82.6687479
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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 Madison, 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- West 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. |