A visit to the Yellow Branch 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 Yellow Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yellow Branch Cemetery
Lat: 35.4321° (35° 25' 55")
Lon: -83.7154° (-83° 42' 55")
The Yellow Branch Cemetery is located in Graham County<1>.
The county seat for Graham County is located in Robbinsville. Robbinsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Yellow Branch Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Yellow Branch Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yellow Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cable Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cable Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cable Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Breedlove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breedlove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breedlove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Breedlove Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Cable Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cable Cove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cable Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cable Cove Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Gunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Sawyer Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sawyer Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sawyer Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sawyer Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Proctor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proctor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proctor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradshaw Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradshaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Cable Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cable Branch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cable Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cable Branch Cemetery is located in Swain County
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- Posey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Posey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Posey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Pilkey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilkey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pilkey Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Randolph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Welch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Higdon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higdon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Higdon Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Cable Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cable Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cable Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Panther Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panther Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panther Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Panther Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Bone Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bone Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bone Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bone Valley Cemetery is located in Swain County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Yellow Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yellow Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stecoah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cheoah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fontana Dam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Santeetlah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robbinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Robbinsville is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <6>
- Wesser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Almond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Swain County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <6>
- Nantahala
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Topton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Red Bank is located in Blount County (TN)
- Rhodo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tellico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bryson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
- Bryson City is located in Swain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <6>
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 Yellow Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yellow Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andrews
- Bryson City
- Robbinsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Yellow Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Graham County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Yellow Branch Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Yellow Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #997704 (Yellow Branch Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #997704 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: Tuskeegee
- County: Graham Elev: 553
- Location given for GNIS #997704 (Yellow Branch Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Graham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Yellow Branch Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4321, Longitude: -83.7154 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |