A visit to the Wilson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wilson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wilson Cemetery (FG ID #2496852).
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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
35.2672, -83.1793
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies just to the north northwest of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Wike Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Woodring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Ash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ash Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Cemetery
- Love Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Love Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Chapel Cemetery
- Lovedale Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loves Chapel UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stillwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stillwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell Cemetery
- New Savannah Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wesleyanna UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Erastus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Erastus Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus Cemetery
- Smook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smook Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smook Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Cagle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cagle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Coward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Coward Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward Cemetery
- Queen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Queen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Cemetery
- Parris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Parris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris Cemetery
- Strain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Strain Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain Cemetery
- Broom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Broom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Cemetery
- Brasstown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Brasstown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown Cemetery
- Hoyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hoyle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forest Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Laport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cullowhee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tuckasegee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Erastus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Greens Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellijay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sylva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Argura
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ruby City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Addie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cashiers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Balsam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashiers
- Franklin
- Highlands
- Sylva
- Sylva lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wilson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sylva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Webster
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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2496852
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Wilson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |