A visit to the Wyatt 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 Wyatt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wyatt Cemetery:
35.9157, -82.2037
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wyatt 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 Wyatt Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Wyatt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wyatt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
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- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Edge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Edge Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Edd Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Edd Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edd Young Cemetery
- The Edd Young Cemetery has also been known as:
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2409124 <5>
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hughes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Double Island.
- Silver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Silver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Rebels Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rebels Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebels Creek Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Carroway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carroway Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroway Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Gouge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wyatt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wyatt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Micaville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
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- Double Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Celo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Penland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Low Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Green Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Pensacola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hamrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Little Switzerland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bakersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Murchison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Tipton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Grassy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Relief
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Huntdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Altapass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Ramseytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Higgins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
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 Wyatt 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 Wyatt 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 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 Wyatt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Yancey 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 Wyatt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016850 (Wyatt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016850 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: Yancey
- Est. Elev: 808 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Micaville
- Location given for Wyatt Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9156724 Lon: -82.2037346
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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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wyatt 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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