A visit to the Calloway 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 Calloway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Calloway Cemetery:
36.1593, -81.7615
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Calloway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Calloway Cemetery is located in Watauga County<2>.
The county seat for Watauga County is located in Boone. Boone lies just to the northeast of the Calloway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Calloway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Calloway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calloway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Shook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Shook Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Shull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Boone Fork Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
- Mast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mast Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Cemetery
- Jestes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jestes Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jestes Cemetery
- White Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Spring Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Spring Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Piny Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Piny Grove Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piny Grove Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
- Cone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cone Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Calloway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Calloway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Foscoe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shulls Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Seven Devils
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valle Crucis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Matney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Blowing Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vilas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grandfather
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Boone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rominger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Banner Elk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beech Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bamboo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Sands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Norris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Newland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rutherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Moretz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Whaley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
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 Calloway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Watauga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calloway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Banner Elk
- Blowing Rock
- Boone
- Newland
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 helpful 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 Calloway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Watauga 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 Calloway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #982434 (Calloway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #982434 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: Watauga
- Est. Elev: 924 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valle Crucis
- Location given for Calloway Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1592951 Lon: -81.7614979
- 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 Watauga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Calloway 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. |