A visit to the Gragg 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 Gragg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gragg Cemetery:
36.0643, -81.8143
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gragg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gragg Cemetery is located in Avery County<2>.
The county seat for Avery County is located in Newland. Newland lies just to the west northwest of the Gragg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gragg Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Gragg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gragg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cary Flat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cary Flat Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Flat Cemetery
- Gragg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Tanglewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tanglewood Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Jestes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jestes Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jestes Cemetery
- Summerow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Summerow Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerow Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Calloway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calloway Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Cemetery
- Globe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Globe Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Cemetery
- Gragg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Boone Fork Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McLean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Smith Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Community Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Community Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Banner Elk.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2475695 <5>
- Newland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Newland Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- A.A. & Shoner Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Rich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- White Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The White Spring Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Spring Cemetery
- Foscoe Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Foscoe Community Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foscoe Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Foscoe Community Cemetery is located in Foscoe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176239 <5>
- Shook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shook Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook 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 Gragg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gragg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grandfather
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pineola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Sugar Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Seven Devils
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Newland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crossnore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jonas Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Elk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Stamey Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Blowing Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Matney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Minneapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Chestnut Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Linville Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rufus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Valle Crucis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Gragg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Avery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gragg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Banner Elk
- Blowing Rock
- Newland
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 Gragg 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 Gragg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #985907 (Gragg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #985907 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: 889 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grandfather Mountain
- Location given for Gragg Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0642951 Lon: -81.8142763
- 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 '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- Gragg 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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