A visit to the Cook 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 Cook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cook Cemetery:
36.1565, -81.9987
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cook Cemetery is located in Avery County<2>.
The county seat for Avery County is located in Newland. Newland lies just to the southeast of the Cook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Cook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oaks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oaks Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Perkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Caraway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Caraway Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Isaacs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Isaacs Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Cordell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cordell Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
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- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Cranberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cranberry Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Holtsclaw Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Holtsclaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holtsclaw Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtsclaw Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Pritchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pritchard Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard Cemetery
- Laws Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Laws Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Trivett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trivett Cemetery is located in Avery County
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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 Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elk Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Minneapolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Roan Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Burbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Chestnut Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Newland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Sugar Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Banner Elk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beech Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plumtree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Linville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandfather
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Mount Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Stamey Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
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- Crossnore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pineola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Devils
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Matney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Rominger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
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 Cook Cemetery. The following communities are located in Avery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Avery 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 Cook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1010452 (Cook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1010452 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: Avery
- Est. Elev: 1106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elk Park
- Location given for Cook Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1565127 Lon: -81.9987285
- 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 Avery, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cook 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. |
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