This book is excellent for genealogy research for Haywood County in Western North Carolina. My mother found the book at Greensboro, NC, central library, genealogy section. It contains hundreds of references for old family cemeteries with tombstone inscriptions, many from the 1800's. In addition, it contains directions to get to these cemeteries, some of which are quite obscure and would never be found by someone who is not a local. My mother was able to find graves listed for our Caldwell and Davis ancestors. There is a description of a Civil War incident on Sterling Ridge (Sutton Family Cemetery #1). She was also able to locate the graves of her grandmother and great aunt. I followed the directions to Lowe's Family Cemetery, where my (great-great) Aunt Laura and Uncle John White are buried at Maggie Valley. It was quite a hike to get there on foot, but I found the directions to be extremely accurate. It was truly an amazing experience!