Cherokee County NC Cemetery GPS Mapping Project

The Hiwassee Dam and reservoir are located in Cherokee County, North Carolina and were started in the late 1930s. When the survey of the area was done, (22) cemeteries were found on the lands purchased by the (TVA). It was found that only (3) would be flooded but (10) would be cut off by the flood waters. Patricia Bernard Ezzell, Historian, 865-632-1582, TVA office, 17 Ridgeway Road, Norris, TN 37828-0020.

Ref #	Cemetery Name	GPS Mapping	Aerial View	Road Map	Photos	Text	Find-a-Grave	Survey Book	Location

Ch001	Archibald Russell Spence Hunter Memorial	35.085889 , -84.039675	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch002	Adams Family	Can't locate cemetery					F		Andrews
Ch003	Allen Family	n35 04.183 , w84 13.933	A	M			F +map
Ch004	Allmon Family	Can't locate cemetery					F		Coalville
Ch005	Andrews-Piercy Family	Can't locate cemetery					F		Andrews
Ch006	Aquone Family	Can't locate cemetery							Topton
Ch007	Bates Creek Baptist	35.11414 , -84.05177	A	M			F		Bates Creek
Ch008	Bates-Davidson Family (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	Can't locate cemetery					F		Bates Creek, cemetery moved by TVA Project to various cemeteries.
Ch009	Beal Family	35.07855 , -84.03455	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch010	Bear Paw Church	n35 06.417 , w84 10.733	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch011	Beaver Creek Church	35.2161991 , -83.8326785	A	M
Ch012	Beech Creek	n35 03.967 , w84 06.700	A	M			F +map
Ch013	Bell Hill Baptist	n35 02.300 , w84 09.767	A	M			F +map
Ch014	Bellview Community	34.99126 , -84.06965	A	M			F +map		Bellview
Ch015	Bellview UMC Methodist	34.99162 , -84.0690	A	M			F +map		Aka Bellview Community ?
Ch016	Bethel Church	35.1861917 , -84.1671382	A	M
Ch017	Bentwood Family	Can't locate cemetery					F		Culberson
Ch018	Bethany Church	Can't locate cemetery							Culberson
Ch019	Betts-Conley Family	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch020	Bigmount Family	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch021	Blalock Family	Can't locate cemetery					F		Andrews
Ch022	Blythe-Welch Family	35.18185 , -83.90733	A	M			F +map		Marble
Ch023	Boiling Spring Church	35.2011949 , -84.0174105	A	M
Ch024	Brasstown	Can't locate cemetery					F		Little Brasstown Baptist?
Ch025	Bryant Family	Can't locate cemetery					F		Murphy
Ch026	Bryson Family	n35 10.650 , w84 07.367	A	M			F +map
Ch027	Burrell Family, Dave	35.21200 , -84.20643	A	M			F +map		Near Unaka
Ch028	Cable Family	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch090	Caldwell Family	Can't locate cemetery							Relocated cemetery to Chowan County NC ?
Ch029	Canyon Road Baptist	Can't locate cemetery					F		Peachtree
Ch171	Carro Family, James (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	Can't locate cemetery							Cemetery not moved by TVA Project
Ch030	Chastine Memorial Park	Can't locate cemetery							Wolf Creek
Ch031	Cherokee Reservation	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch032	Clonts Family (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	n35 04.583 , w84 10.383	A	M			F +map		Cemetery not moved by TVA Project
Ch033	Collett Family	Can't locate cemetery					F		Andrews
Ch034	Cutshaw Family	Can't locate cemetery					F		Andrews
Ch035	Decker	n35 04.000 , w84 08.567	A	M			F +map
Ch036	Derreberry Cemetery	Can't locate cemetery					F		Aka Michael Alexander Derreberry ?
Ch037	Dickey	n35 00.800 , w84 08.683	A	M			F +map
Ch038	Ebenezer Missionary Baptist	35.15075 , -84.06509	A	M			F
Ch039	Elliott Family	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch040	Episcopal Church of Good Shepherd	Can't locate cemetery
Ch041	Fairview Road Cemetery	35.1795314 , -83.8818472							Andrews
Ch182	Farmer Family (Private)	Can't locate cemetery
Ch042	Farrow	n35 08.750 , w84 09.283	A	M			F +map
Ch043	Ferguson-Leming-Panther Family	n35 04.933 , w83 58.367	A	M			F
Ch044	Flax Creek Church	35.04647 , -84.2090833	A	M			F		Sunny Point, Murphy
Ch183	Fowler Family	Can't locate cemetery
Ch045	Friday	Can't locate cemetery							Hardin
Ch046	Friendship Baptist	35.07704 , -84.19146	A	M			F +map
Ch047	Garrett	n35 11.500 , w84 10.850	A	M			F +map		Unaka
Ch048	Grape Creek Baptist (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	35.11607 , -84.08567	A	M			F +map		Aka Old Hiawassee ? Cemetery not moved by TVA Project, Boiling Sprinks
Ch049	Greenlawn Memorial Gardens	35.09213 , -83.95192	A	M			F +map		Peachtree
Ch050	Haigler	n35 03.750 , w83 59.017	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch051	Hamby Primitive	n35 09.217 , w84 15.717	A	M			F +map
Ch052	Hampton UMC Methodist	35.06978 , -84.00358	A	M			F +map		Aka Hampton Memorial Park ?
Ch053	Hanging Dog Baptist	n35 09.167 , w84 02.450	A	M			F +map		Aka White ?
Ch054	Happy Top Baptist	34.99421 , -84.11271	A	M			F +map		Aka Macedonia Baptist ?
Ch055	Harmony Church	35.112584 , -84.0074086	A	M
Ch056	Harris Chapel Church of God	35 01.433 , -84 13.350	A	M			F +map
Ch057	Harshaw Chapel Church of God	35.08537 , -84.03391	A	M			F +map		Aka Old Murphy Methodist ?
CH186	Harlan Family	Can't locate cemetery							Marble
Ch058	Hartness Family (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	Can't locate cemetery					F		Bates Creek, cemetery not moved by TVA Project
Ch184	Harper Family	Can't locate cemetery							Murphy
Ch200	Hawshaw Family	Can't locate cemetery
Ch090	Hayesville Methodist	35.038569, -83.820451	A	M			F		Aka Baptist/Presbyterian
Ch059	Hiawassee Memorial	n35 05.733 , w84 05.567	A	M			F		Aka Old Hiawassee ?
Ch060	Hiawassee Baptist (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	n35 06.400 , w84 03.217	A	M			F		Hiawassee, cemetery moved by TVA Project to various cemeteries.
Ch061	Hickey Family	n35 03.633 , w84 11.183	A	M			F
Ch062	Hickey Family (on McNabb Farm)	Can't locate cemetery					F		Friendship
Ch185	Hightower Family (Private)	Can't locate cemetery
Ch063	Holloway Family, Claude	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch064	Hollywood	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch065	Hopewell Baptist	n35 01.250 , w84 14.133	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch066	Hothouse Community	Can't locate cemetery					F		Hothouse
Ch067	Huskins Family	Can't locate cemetery
Ch068	Hyatt Family	n34 59.933 , w84 08.267	A	M			F +map		Culberson
Ch069	James Family #1, Tom(?)	n35 04.783 , w84 05.900	A	M			F ?
Ch070	James Family #2, Tom(?)	n35 07.550 , w84 04.933	A	M			F ?
Ch187	James Family, Asa (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	Can't locate cemetery							Cemetery moved by TVA Project to, Old Murphy Methodist, see Ch057
Ch071	Junaluska Baptist	35.1773125 , -83.7412838	A	M
Ch072	Kincaid Family, Elisha (Family Plot ?)	Can't locate cemetery Cherokee County NC ?					F		Aka Tomotle Community
Ch073	Kirkland	n35 04.283 , w84 08.750	A	M
Ch075	Lenderman	n35 09.083 , w84 12.067	A	M			F +map
Ch076	Liberty Community	n35 07.067 , w84 17.600	A	M			F +map
Ch077	Little Brasstown Baptist	n35 02.300 , w83 58.050	A	M			F +map
Ch078	Little Glade	35.05951 , -84.02182	A	M			F +map
Ch079	Macedonia Baptist	34.99421 , -84.11271	A	M			F +map		Aka Happy Top ?
Ch080	Macedonia Baptist (Wolf Creek)	35.01131 , -84.3027	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch081	Maggie's Chapel	n35 01.433 , w83 59.117	A	M			F +map
Ch082	Maltby Baptist	35.15916 , -83.9503	A	M			F +map		Marble
Ch083	Maltley	Can't locate cemetery
Ch084	Marian Family	Can't locate cemetery							Marble
Ch085	Martin	n35 03.383 , w84 04.967	A	M			F +map
Ch086	Martin's Creek Family	Can't locate cemetery
Ch087	Mauney Plantation, Isaac	Can't locate cemetery					F		Woodville
Ch188	McDonald Family (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	Can't locate cemetery							Cemetery moved by TVA Project to Ogreeta Baptist
Ch088	McGuire	n35 05.133 , w83 58.083	A	M			F +map
Ch089	Memory Hill	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch091	Moccasin Church	34.9873062 , -84.0349082	A	M
Ch189	Montgomery Family	Can't locate cemetery
Ch092	Morrow Chapel	n35 12.283 , w84 14.483	A	M			F +map
Ch093	Moss Cemetery	n35 10.917 , w83 54.783	A	M			F +map		Marble
Ch094	Mount Carmel Baptist	35 06.983 , -84 13.567	A	M			F +map		Aka Mount Liberty ?
Ch095	Mount Liberty Baptist	35.04522 , -84.08768	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch096	Mount Moriah Baptist	n35 00.100 , w84 15.500	A	M			F +map
Ch097	Mount Nebo Church	35.2028597 , -84.100747	A	M
Ch098	Mount Olive Church	35.0761908 , -84.28492	A	M
Ch099	Mount Pleasant Baptist	n35 00.317 , w84 12.200	A	M			F +map		Peachtree
Ch100	Mount Zion Baptist #1	n35 08.433 , w83 55.517	A	M			F +map		Murphy, Peachtree
Ch101	Mount Zion Baptist #2	35.14038 , -83.92604	A	M			F +map		Marble, Texana
Ch102	Murphy Church of Christ	35.06337 , -84.06537	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch103	New Hope Church #1	35.0489688 , -84.308254	A	M
Ch104	New Hope Church #2	35.1342484 , -84.1318585	A	M
Ch105	New Martin's Creek Baptist	n35 01.767 , w84 03.100	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch106	New Prospect	n35 10.167 , w84 13.900	A	M			F +map
Ch108	Notia Baptist	n35 00.000 , w84 04.117	A	M			F +map
Ch190	Nottely River (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	Can't locate cemetery
Ch109	Oak Grove Church	n35 03.283 , w84 09.483	A	M			F +map
Ch110	Ogreeta Baptist	35.15314 , -84.14660	A	M			F +map		Ogreeta
Ch191	Ogreeta Community (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	Can't locate cemetery							Ogreeta
Ch192	Ogreeta Community (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	Can't locate cemetery							Cemetery not moved by TVA Project
Ch112	Old Fashioned Baptist	Can't locate cemetery					F		Murphy
Ch113	Old First Baptist	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch114	Old Hiawassee Cemetery	35.09560 , -84.09280	A	M			F +map		Grape Creek
Ch115	Old Martin's Creek Baptist	n35 01.933 , w84 01.867	A	M					Martins Creek
Ch193	Old Murphy Methodist	Can't locate cemetery							Murphy
Ch194	Old Persimmon Creek (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	Can't locate cemetery
Ch116	Old Reid	Can't locate cemetery					F		Murphy
Ch117	Old Rogers	Can't locate cemetery					F		Aka Mount Liberty Baptist ?
Ch118	Old Mount Liberty	Can't locate cemetery							Murphy
Ch149	Old Silver Mine	Can't locate cemetery							Murphy
Ch119	Owl Creek Missionary Baptist	n35 10.483 , w84 00.950	A	M			F
Ch120	Owl Family	Can't locate cemetery					F		Murphy
Ch121	Painter	Can't locate cemetery
Ch123	Parker Family, Wills	n35 10.750 , w83 53.850	A	M			F +map
Ch124	Payne Family, Thomas (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	n35 03.967 , w84 07.417	A	M			F +map
Ch125	Peachtree Memorial Baptist	35.09351 , -83.94120	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch126	Persimmon Creek (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	n35 03.967 , w84 10.600	A	M			F +map		Cemetery not moved by TVA Project
Ch195	Piercy Family	Can't locate cemetery
Ch127	Pinter Family	Can't locate cemetery					F		Murphy
Ch196	Pleasant Grove (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	Can't locate cemetery							Cemetery moved by TVA Project to various cemeteries
Ch128	Pleasant Hill Baptist	n35 09.383 , w84 14.900	A	M					Aka River Hill Baptist ?
Ch129	Poindexter Church	n35 11.850 , w84 14.033	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch130	Ranger Baptist	n35 01.850 , w84 08.167	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch131	Ranger UMC Methodist	35.02635 , -84.12353	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch132	Red Marble Church	n35 13.417 , w83 43.817	A	M			F +map		Andrews
Ch133	Reid's Chapel UMC Methodist	n35 07.517 , w84 12.133	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch134	River Hill Cemetery	n35 09.867 , w84 15.250	A	M			F +map		Aka Pleasant Hill
Ch135	River Valley Baptist Baptist	34.9989714 , -841379685	A	M			F		Murphy
Ch136	Roberts Chapel	Can't locate cemetery					F		Aka Mount Liberty Baptist ?
Ch137	Roberts Family (Plot ?)	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch138	Robertson Family	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch139	Rocky Springs	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch140	Roger's Chapel	Can't locate cemetery					F +map		Aka Mount Liberty ? Murphy
Ch141	Rose Cemetery (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	n35 10.733 , w84 12.017	A	M			F +map		Marble, cemetery moved by TVA Project to Violet Baptist
Ch142	Rowland Hill Missionary Baptist	35.13368 , -83.94028	A	M			F +map		Peachtree
Ch143	Rual Cemetery	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch144	Saint William's Catholic Columbarium	35.100350 , -84.021750	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch145	Salem Episcopal Methodist	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch146	Scott Church, Will	35.0848063 , -84.0062969	A	M
Ch147	Shady Grove Baptist	35.01638 , -84.17834	A	M			F +map		Culberson/Murphy
Ch148	Shoal Creek Baptist	n35 05.583 , w84 15.033	A	M			F +map
Ch150	Simond's Chapel Baptist	n35 01.333 , w84 16.433	A	M			F +map
Ch151	Smith's Cabin	Can't locate cemetery					F		Unaka
Ch152	Sneed Family	Can't locate cemetery					F		Murphy
Ch153	Snow Hill Baptist	n35 00.950 , w84 06.983	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch154	South End Missionary Baptist	35.06790 , -84.05710	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch155	Suit-Vest Family	n35 05.500 , w84 12.800	A	M			F +map
Ch156	Sunny Point Baptist	Can't locate cemetery					F		Aka Ledford
Ch157	Sunset Cemetery (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	n35 05.417 , w84 01.517	A	M			F +map		Murphy, cemetery not moved by TVA Project
Ch158	Swanson Baptist	n35 04.417 , w84 15.133	A	M			F +map		Murphy
Ch159	Swayney Family, David	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch160	Taylor Family	n35 02.900 , w84 09.967	A	M			F +map
Ch161	Tebo	35.123234, -84.293410 ( near by )	A ?						Shoal Creek
Ch162	Temple Baptist	n35 01.067 , w84 16.250	A	M			F +map		Shoal Creek Township, near Candy Mtn Rd & NC-294
Ch163	Timpson Family, John (Part of TVA Hiawassee Project)	n35 06.100 , w84 05.150	A	M			F +map
Ch164	Tomotia UMC Methodist	35.13505 , -83.98794	A	M			F +map		Marble
Ch197	Tomotla Community Cemetery	Can't locate plot							aka Elisha Kincaid Family (Plot) Marble
Ch165	Unaka Baptist Church	n35 11.417 , w84 07.700	A	M			F +map		Marble
Ch166	Unaka Community	35.196018, -84.138458	A	M			F		Marble
Ch167	Upper Peachtree Church	35.1100865 , -83.91157	A	M
Ch168	Valley River Church	n35 11.433 , w83 50.217	A	M			F +map		aka Whitaker Baptist Andrews
Ch169	Valleytown Community	n35 11.967 , w83 48.500	A	M			F +map		Andrews
Ch170	Vengeance Creek Church	n35 09.067 , w83 54.267	A	M			F		Murphy
Ch074	Violet Baptist Memorial Gardens	35.19179, -84.21750	A	M			F +map		aka Violet Memorial Garden Murphy
Ch172	Walker Plantation	n35 02.683 , w84 08.467	A	M			F +map
Ch173	Wehutty Church	35.0861907 , -84.2854757	A	M
Ch199	Welch Family	Can't locate cemetery
Ch174	Wells Family	n35 04.717 , w83 57.367	A	M			F +map		Peachtree
Ch175	Wells & West Perpetual	Can't locate cemetery					F		Murphy
Ch198	White Family	Can't locate cemetery							Aka Hanging Dog Baptist Murphy
Ch176	Whitmore	Can't locate cemetery					F
Ch177	Wiggins Family	35.15528 , -83.91351	A	M			F +map		Marble
Ch178	WNC Marble & Granite Memorials Only	35.156371, -83.953629	A	M			F
Ch179	Wolf Creek	Can't locate cemetery
Ch180	Worley Family	Can't locate cemetery					F		Murphy
Ch181	Young Family	n35 05.767 , w84 15.550	A	M			F +map

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