A visit to the Laurel Fork 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 Laurel Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Fork Cemetery:
36.1579, -81.6245
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laurel Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laurel Fork Cemetery is located in Watauga County<2>.
The county seat for Watauga County is located in Boone. Boone lies just to the northwest of the Laurel Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laurel Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Laurel Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elrod Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Edmisten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edmisten Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmisten Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Boone.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188865 <5>
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- Cone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cone Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Bolick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bolick Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolick Cemetery
- Vannoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Edmisten Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmisten Cemetery
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Lawn Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lawn Cemetery
- Winkler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Herman Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laurel Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bamboo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Blowing Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Boone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Laxon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Shulls Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Norris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Deep Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moretz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Stony Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Foscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brownwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Valle Crucis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Todd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Seven Devils
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rufus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Fleetwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Yates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Rominger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
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 Laurel Fork 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 Laurel Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Laurel Fork 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 Laurel Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #988191 (Laurel Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #988191 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: 1138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Deep Gap
- Location given for Laurel Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1579068 Lon: -81.624549
- 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- Laurel Fork 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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