A visit to the Wild 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 Wild Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wild Cemetery:
35.8568, -82.6682
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wild Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wild 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 Wild Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Wild Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wild Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Capps Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Marshall.
- The Capps Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47048 <5>
- Heck Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Heck Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck Creek Cemetery
- 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 southwest)
- The Old Station Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Station Cemetery
- J. Lee Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Bryan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bryan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Cemetery
- The Bryan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryant Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Gosnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Grapevine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Grapevine Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Cemetery
- Sams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Cemetery
- Rice Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rice Cove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cove Cemetery
- Old Wallin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Wallin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wallin Cemetery
- The Old Wallin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ramsey - Wallin Cemetery
- Tommy Wallin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tommy Wallin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tommy Wallin Cemetery
- Wallin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Low Gap FWB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- James Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The James Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ramsey Cemetery
- Chandler - Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ben Chandler Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Chandler Cemetery
- Bullman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bullman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullman Cemetery
- Gahagan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gahagan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahagan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gahagan Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Walnut.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47433 <5>
- McDevitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McDevitt Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDevitt Cemetery
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- 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 east)
- 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 east)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Coates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coates Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates 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 Wild Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wild Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Walnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rollins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Foster Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Stackhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Hurricane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Cutshalltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allegheny
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Flat Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Allenstand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Hot Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Democrat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Weaverville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Trust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Stoney Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Barnardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Wild 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 Wild 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 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 Wild 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 Wild Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016660 (Wild Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016660 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: 682 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marshall
- Location given for Wild Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.856773 Lon: -82.6681929
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wild 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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