A visit to the Hunting Creek 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 Hunting Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hunting Creek Cemetery:
36.0993, -81.0370
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hunting Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hunting Creek Cemetery is located in Wilkes County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkes County is located in Wilkesboro. Wilkesboro lies just to the west northwest of the Hunting Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hunting Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Hunting Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hunting Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Bethany Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethany Cemetery
- Mountain Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mountain Park Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Wilkesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48172 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Old Brier Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Bottom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Long Bottom Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom Cemetery
- Mountlawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Tarheel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Swan Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Swan Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Jolly Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jolly Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Winthrop Friends Meeting Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Winthrop Friends Meeting Church Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Friends Meeting Church Cemetery
- The Winthrop Friends Meeting Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winthrop Friends Meeting Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245220 <5>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jonesville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant 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 Hunting Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hunting Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Vashti
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Roaring River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- North Wilkesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Love Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clingman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Moravian Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ronda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Rocky Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Cricket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Adley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Hays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsors Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Cycle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Boomer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Marler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Mulberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Millers Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Hunting Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wilkes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hunting Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boomer
- Moravian Falls
- North Wilkesboro
- Wilkesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hunting Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Wilkes 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 Hunting Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #987265 (Hunting Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #987265 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: Wilkes
- Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gilreath
- Location given for Hunting Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0992994 Lon: -81.0370231
- 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 Wilkes, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hunting Creek 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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