A visit to the Farthing 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 Farthing Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Farthing Cemetery:
36.2473, -81.8334
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Farthing Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Farthing Cemetery is located in Watauga County<2>.
The county seat for Watauga County is located in Boone. Boone lies just to the east southeast of the Farthing Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Farthing Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Farthing Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Farthing Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mast Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mast Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Cove Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cove Creek Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek Cemetery
- Henson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Combs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mast Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Mountain Dale Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farthing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Stanberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stansberry Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansberry Cemetery
- Bunton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bunton Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunton Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Shull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Hollars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hollars Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam 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 Farthing Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Farthing Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rominger
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beech Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vilas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Matney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Valle Crucis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Banner Elk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Devils
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Foscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Zionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Boone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Sands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Norris ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Blowing Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moretz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
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 Farthing 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 Farthing Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Banner Elk
- Blowing Rock
- Boone
- Boone lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Farthing Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Farthing 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 Farthing Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #985015 (Farthing Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #985015 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: 801 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valle Crucis
- Location given for Farthing Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2473482 Lon: -81.833446
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Farthing 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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