A visit to the McLean 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 McLean Cemetery ...
The McLean Cemetery is located in Watauga County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baldwin Cemetery
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Boone Fork Community Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Watauga County
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- Byrd Cemetery
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Calloway Cemetery
- The Calloway Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Cemetery
- Cary Flat Cemetery
- The Cary Flat Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Flat Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Foscoe Community Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Gragg Cemetery
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Gragg Cemetery
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Mast Cemetery
- The Mast Cemetery is located in Watauga County
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- Michael Cemetery
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Watauga County
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- Potts Cemetery
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Shook Cemetery
- The Shook Cemetery is located in Watauga County
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- Shull Cemetery
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Watauga County
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- Shull Cemetery
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Watauga County
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- Smith Community Cemetery
- The Smith Community Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- 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 <2>
- Tanglewood Cemetery
- The Tanglewood Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery is located in Watauga County
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- White Spring Cemetery
- The White Spring Cemetery is located in Watauga County
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- Yates Cemetery
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Watauga County
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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 McLean Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Banner Elk
- Beech Mountain
- Blowing Rock
- Boone
- Crossnore
- Elk Park
- Foscoe
- Grandfather
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
- Matney
- Matney is located in Watauga County
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- Minneapolis
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
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- Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
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- Mount Gilead
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
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- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
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- Newland
- Pineola
- Rominger
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
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- Seven Devils
- Shulls Mill
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
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- Sugar Grove
- Sugar Mountain
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Vale
- Vale is located in Avery County
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- Valle Crucis
- Vilas
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
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- Whaley
- Whaley is located in Avery County
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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 McLean 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 McLean 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 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 McLean 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 McLean Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #989609 (McLean Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #989609 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: 1059 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valle Crucis
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- McLean Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |