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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McLean Cemetery:
36.1368, -81.8026
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McLean Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McLean Cemetery is located in Watauga County<2>.
The county seat for Watauga County is located in Boone. Boone lies just to the northeast of the McLean Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McLean Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the McLean Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McLean 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
- Calloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Calloway Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Cemetery
- 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
- 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 northwest)
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
- Boone Fork Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coffey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Cary Flat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cary Flat Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Flat Cemetery
- Continue List (9 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
- White Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The White Spring Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Spring Cemetery
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Tanglewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tanglewood Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Cemetery
- Gragg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg 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
- Mast Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McLean Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McLean Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Seven Devils
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Foscoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 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
- 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
- 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
- Banner Elk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valle Crucis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Linville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rominger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Blowing Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beech Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 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
- Vilas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- 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
- Boone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whaley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Minneapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- 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
- Elk Park
(10 miles [16.1 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 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 first visit 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 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
- Location given for McLean Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1367945 Lon: -81.8026102
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McLean 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. |