A visit to the Bost 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 Bost Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bost Cemetery:
35.7996, -81.7179
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bost Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bost Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Morganton. Morganton lies just to the south southeast of the Bost Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bost Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Bost Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bost Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Erwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- St. Marys Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Morganton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979594 <5>
- Houck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Houck Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Burke Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conways Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Table Rock Adventist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Advent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Advent Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Cemetery
- Puett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Puett Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puett Cemetery
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Enon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Enon Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Valdese.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967288 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- North Catawba Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The North Catawba Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catawba Cemetery
- Puette Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Puette Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puette Cemetery
- Obeth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Obeth Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeth Cemetery
- Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baton Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Baton Baptist Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baton Baptist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Baton.
- The Baton Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207698 <5>
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Enola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221695 <5>
- Nebo Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Harpertown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Harpertown Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown Cemetery
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]<3> of the Bost Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bost Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chesterfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Calvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Morganton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Glen Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Parkhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Pinehurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Adako
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Yellow Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gamewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Valdese
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Linville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Enola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Baton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Cajah's Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Abingdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Rutherford College
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brindletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Connelly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
- Lenoir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <6>
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 Bost Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bost Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hudson
- Lenoir
- Morganton
- Valdese
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bost Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Bost Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #981749 (Bost Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981749 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morganton North
- Location given for Bost Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7995736 Lon: -81.7178768
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Burke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bost Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |