A visit to the Jestes 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 Jestes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jestes Cemetery:
36.1360, -81.8126
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jestes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jestes Cemetery is located in Watauga County<2>.
The county seat for Watauga County is located in Boone. Boone lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Jestes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jestes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Jestes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jestes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shook Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
- Foscoe Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
- Calloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calloway Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Smith Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Tanglewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tanglewood Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Cemetery
- Gragg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Cary Flat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cary Flat Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Flat Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gragg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Boone Fork Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Shull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
- Summerow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Summerow Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerow Cemetery
- White Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The White Spring Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Spring Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Shull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
- Mast Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mast Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast 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 Jestes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jestes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Seven Devils
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sugar Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Foscoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grandfather
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Matney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Banner Elk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shulls Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Linville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valle Crucis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rominger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Beech Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Newland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Blowing Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vilas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pineola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Boone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Elk Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Chestnut Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Crossnore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Mount Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
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 Jestes 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 Jestes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Banner Elk
- Blowing Rock
- Boone
- 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 professional and volunteer 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 Jestes 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 Jestes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #987599 (Jestes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #987599 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: 1049 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valle Crucis
- Location given for Jestes Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1359609 Lon: -81.8126106
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jestes 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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