A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
36.0346, -82.1448
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Bakersville. Bakersville lies just to the south southwest of the Wilson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hobson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hobson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson Cemetery
- Hobson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hobson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Gouge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
- Penland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Penland Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland Cemetery
- Green Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Green Young Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Young Cemetery
- Roan Mtn. Cemetery #2
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Roan Mtn. Cemetery #2 is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roan Mtn. Cemetery #2
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bakersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bakersville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville Cemetery
- Wilson Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Memorial Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilson Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bakersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314334 <5>
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Major Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Major Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Bakersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Buladean
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Green Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Double Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Tipton Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Penland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plumtree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Burbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Relief
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Day Book
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Micaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Minneapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Heaton Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Huntdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
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- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Richlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Bailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Tolley Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Stamey Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Crossnore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Roan Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Mitchell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Burnsville
- Spruce Pine
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 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Mitchell 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016723 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016723 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 830 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bakersville
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0345627 Lon: -82.1448458
- 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 Mitchell, 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- 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> | 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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