Ravensford African American Cemetery

Ravensford African American Cemetery is a cemetery in Charleston Township, Swain, North Carolina. Ravensford African American Cemetery is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Raven Fork Overlook, as well as near Ray Kinsland Stadium.

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 4,000 feet southwest of Ravensford African American Cemetery.

Oconaluftee Visitor Center

Tourism office

Photo: Warren LeMay, CC0.

Oconaluftee Visitor Center is a tourism office, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Ravensford African American Cemetery.

Enloe Barn

Building

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Enloe Barn is a building, which is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Ravensford African American 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.