Mingus Creek Cemetery

Mingus Creek Cemetery is a cemetery in Charleston Township, Swain, North Carolina and has an elevation of 2,799 feet. Mingus Creek Cemetery is situated nearby to the hamlet Ravensford.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mountain Farm Museum and Oconaluftee Visitor Center.

Mountain Farm Museum

Museum

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mountain Farm Museum is situated 2 miles east of Mingus Creek Cemetery.

Oconaluftee Visitor Center

Tourism office

Photo: Warren LeMay, CC0.

Oconaluftee Visitor Center is a tourism office, which is situated 2 miles east of Mingus Creek Cemetery.

The New Kituwah Academy, also known as the Atse Kituwah Academy, is a private bilingual Cherokee- and English-language immersion school for Cherokee students in kindergarten through sixth grade, located in Cherokee, North Carolina, in the Yellow Hill community of the Qualla Boundary. New Kituwah Academy is situated 2 miles southeast of Mingus Creek Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ravensford and Cherokee.

Ravensford

Hamlet

Ravensford is an unincorporated community in Swain County, Western North Carolina. This is within the traditional homeland of the Cherokee people. In a survey and excavation project in the early 21st century, part of the community was found to have archeological resources that were thousands of years old, in addition to more recent historic materials related to the Cherokee people. Ravensford is situated 2½ miles southeast of Mingus Creek Cemetery.