A visit to the Gouge 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 Gouge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gouge Cemetery:
35.9693, -82.1721
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gouge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gouge Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Bakersville. Bakersville lies just to the north northeast of the Gouge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gouge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Gouge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gouge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Silver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Rebels Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rebels Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebels Creek Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Wilson Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Memorial Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilson Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bakersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314334 <5>
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Bakersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bakersville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hughes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Double Island.
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Will Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Will Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will Young Cemetery
- The Will Young Cemetery has also been known as:
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49106 <5>
- Edd Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Edd Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edd Young Cemetery
- The Edd Young Cemetery has also been known as:
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2409124 <5>
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Penland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Penland Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland 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 Gouge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gouge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Double Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Bakersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Micaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Penland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Green Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Spruce Pine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Burnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Day Book
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Celo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Grassy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Relief
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Low Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Little Switzerland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Buladean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Altapass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Plumtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Ramseytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
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 Gouge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mitchell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gouge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Burnsville
- Spruce Pine
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 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 Gouge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Mitchell 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 Gouge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011574 (Gouge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011574 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 849 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Micaville
- Location given for Gouge Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9692845 Lon: -82.1720679
- 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 Mitchell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gouge 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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