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:
36.2251, -81.9276
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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south 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 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Cook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Trivett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Trivett Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivett Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Bunton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bunton Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunton Cemetery
- Stanberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stanberry Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanberry Cemetery
- The Stanberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18894 <5>
- Stansberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stansberry Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansberry Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- The Stout Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haskell Stout Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Eller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Eller Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eller Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Farthing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Elk Mills Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Isaacs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Isaacs Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Mast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mast Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Whaley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Beech Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Rominger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Elk Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Elk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Matney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Sugar Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Roan Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Seven Devils
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Valle Crucis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heaton Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Minneapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Newland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grandfather
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Foscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vilas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fish Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Shulls Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- High Health ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Chestnut Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Linville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mabel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
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 professional and volunteer 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 #1010454 (Cook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1010454 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: 1186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elk Park
- Location given for Cook Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2251242 Lon: -81.9276157
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |