A visit to the Hayes 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 Hayes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hayes Cemetery:
36.2237, -81.6901
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hayes Cemetery is located in Watauga County<2>.
The county seat for Watauga County is located in Boone. Boone lies just to the southeast of the Hayes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hayes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Hayes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hayes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Winkler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Winkler Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hartley Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Hollars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hollars Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Cemetery
- Piny Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Piny Grove Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piny Grove Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pitts Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pitts Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Edmisten Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmisten Cemetery
- Edmisten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Edmisten Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmisten Cemetery
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Lawn Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lawn Cemetery
- Moretz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moretz Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sands Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greer Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Danner Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- Vannoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Horton Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Gragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gragg Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greene Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges 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 Hayes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hayes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boone
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boone is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <6>
- Sands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sands is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Norris ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norris is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Shulls Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shulls Mill is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Moretz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moretz is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Vilas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valle Crucis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bamboo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bamboo is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Rutherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rutherwood is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Foscoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blowing Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Matney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Matney is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Todd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Seven Devils
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laxon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laxon is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Deep Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brownwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Rominger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rominger is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Trade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Watauga Falls is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Banner Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Stony Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Fork is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Fleetwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Mountain
(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 Hayes 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 Hayes 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 helpful 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 Hayes 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 Hayes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1017971 (Hayes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1017971 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: 1053 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boone
- Location given for Hayes Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2237393 Lon: -81.6901079
- 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' (or 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- Hayes 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. |