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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery

Lat:   35.9229°   (35° 55' 22")

Lon:   -82.2090°   (-82° 12' 32")

The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yancey County<2>.

The county seat for Yancey County is located in Burnsville. Burnsville lies just to the west of the Wilson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [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.

  • Young Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
  • Boone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boone Cemetery is located in Yancey County
  • Edge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edge Cemetery is located in Yancey County
  • Hensley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hensley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hensley Cemetery is located in Yancey County
  • Will Young Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Will Young Cemetery
    • The Will Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • The Will Young Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Young Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49106 <5>
  • Edd Young Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edd Young Cemetery
    • The Edd Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • The Edd Young Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Young Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2409124 <5>
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hughes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Double Island.
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
  • Young Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
  • Silver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silver Cemetery is located in Yancey County
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
  • Young Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rebels Creek Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rebels Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rebels Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rebels Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Silver Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Woody Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woody Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woody Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • Gouge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gouge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gouge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gouge Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • Banks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Banks Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • Gibbs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
    • Cox Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Yancey County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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.

  • Micaville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
    • Micaville is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micaville <6>
  • Newdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
    • Newdale is located in Yancey County
  • Double Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
    • Double Island is located in Yancey County
  • Celo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
    • Celo is located in Yancey County
  • Penland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland
    • Penland is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penland <6>
  • Green Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Low Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
    • Low Gap is located in Yancey County
  • Bakersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Day Book
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Day Book. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
    • Day Book is located in Yancey County
  • Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Yancey County
  • Pensacola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pensacola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
    • Pensacola is located in Yancey County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hamrick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
      • Hamrick is located in Yancey County
    • Spruce Pine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Red Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
    • Murchison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
      • Murchison is located in Yancey County
    • Little Switzerland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Switzerland
      • Little Switzerland is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Switzerland <6>
    • Tipton Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
      • Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
    • Grassy Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
      • Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
    • Herrell ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
      • Herrell is located in Mitchell County
    • Relief
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Relief. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
      • Relief is located in Mitchell County
    • Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
      • Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
    • Ramseytown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
      • Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
    • Higgins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higgins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
      • Higgins is located in Yancey County
    • Sioux
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
      • Sioux is located in Yancey County

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 Yancey County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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:

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 #1016722  (Wilson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1016722 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Micaville
    • County: Yancey         Elev: 830
    • Location given for GNIS #1016722 (Wilson Cemetery)

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Yancey, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9229, Longitude: -82.2090       In this case, the coordinates for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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