A visit to the Woody 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 Woody Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woody Cemetery:
35.4698, -83.5613
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woody Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woody Cemetery is located in Swain County<2>.
The county seat for Swain County is located in Bryson City. Bryson City lies just to the east southeast of the Woody Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woody Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Woody Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woody Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McClure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Connor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Connor Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor Cemetery
- Stiles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stiles Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Roundhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roundhill Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill Cemetery
- Lower Noland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lower Noland Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Noland Cemetery
- Upper Noland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Upper Noland Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Noland Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Laurel Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Posey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- Panther Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Pilkey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pilkey Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkey Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Round Top Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Round Top Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top Cemetery
- De Hart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The De Hart Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Hart Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woody Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woody Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Forney ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wesser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Stecoah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Unahala
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Whittier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Cheoah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Nantahala
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tellico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Cherokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Yellow Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Paint Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Fontana Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <6>
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Leatherman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Chalet Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Red Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Robbinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Topton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wear Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Gatlinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Townsend
(17 miles [27.4 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 Woody Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Swain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woody Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Gatlinburg
- Robbinsville
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 Woody Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Swain 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 Woody Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016826 (Woody Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016826 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: Swain
- Est. Elev: 648 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Noland Creek
- Location given for Woody Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4698157 Lon: -83.561276
- 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 Swain, 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 from Point A (ie- Woody 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. |