A visit to the Craig 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 Craig Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Craig Cemetery:
36.1371, -81.6473
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Craig Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Craig Cemetery is located in Watauga County<2>.
The county seat for Watauga County is located in Boone. Boone lies just to the north northwest of the Craig Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Craig Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Craig Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Frye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Laurel Fork Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Fork Cemetery
- Cone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cone Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone Cemetery
- Herman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Herman Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Bolick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bolick Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolick Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Bolick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bolick Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolick Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Edmisten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Edmisten Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmisten Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Boone.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188865 <5>
- Winkler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- White Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The White Spring Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Spring Cemetery
- Tolbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Craig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Craig Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blowing Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bamboo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Boone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Rutherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Foscoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Laxon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Moretz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Valle Crucis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rufus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Deep Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Matney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Seven Devils
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Stony Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Brownwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Vilas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Todd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rominger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Banner Elk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 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
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 Craig 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 Craig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Banner Elk
- Blowing Rock
- Boone
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Craig 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 Craig Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1010556 (Craig Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1010556 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: 1170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boone
- Location given for Craig Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1370735 Lon: -81.6473271
- 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 '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- Craig 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. |