A visit to the Young 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 Young Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Young Cemetery:
35.9251, -82.2562
The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County<1>.
The county seat for Yancey County is located in Burnsville. Burnsville lies just to the west southwest of the Young 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]<2> of the Young Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Young Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Silver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Edge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Edge Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Banks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dellinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dellinger Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellinger Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
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- Wyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Will Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clearmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clearmont Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont Cemetery
- Williams Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Penland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Penland Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson 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
- Edd Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Silver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
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]<2> of the Young Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Young Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burnsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Micaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Double Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Day Book
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Celo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murchison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Relief
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huntdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ramseytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Higgins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hamrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Penland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bakersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Little Switzerland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
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 Young 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 Young 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Young 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 Young Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016878 (Young Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016878 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: 858 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burnsville
- Location given for Young Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9248367 Lon: -82.2562374
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Young Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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