A visit to the Frye 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 Frye Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Frye Cemetery:
36.1576, -81.6721
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Frye Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Frye Cemetery is located in Watauga County<2>.
The county seat for Watauga County is located in Boone. Boone lies just to the north of the Frye Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Frye Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Frye Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Frye Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Laurel Fork Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Fork Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- Piny Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Piny Grove Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piny Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- White Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Spring Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Spring Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Bolick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bolick Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolick Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Edmisten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Edmisten Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmisten Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Winkler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler 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 Frye Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Frye Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blowing Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bamboo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Boone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Foscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rutherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Sands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Valle Crucis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Norris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Seven Devils
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Laxon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Vilas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Matney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Deep Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Grandfather
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Brownwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Rominger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Rufus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Stony Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Todd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Banner Elk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Frye 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 Frye 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 start with 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 Frye 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 Frye Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011408 (Frye Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011408 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: 1149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boone
- Location given for Frye Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1576288 Lon: -81.6720505
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frye 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. |