A visit to the Michael 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 Michael Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Michael Cemetery:
36.1882, -81.8304
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Michael Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Michael Cemetery is located in Watauga County<2>.
The county seat for Watauga County is located in Boone. Boone lies just to the east northeast of the Michael Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Michael Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Michael Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Michael Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Mast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mast Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Cemetery
- Jestes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jestes Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jestes Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Shook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shook Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
- Foscoe Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Shull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
- Mast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mast Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Baird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Farthing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Farthing Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farthing Cemetery
- Smith Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Calloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Calloway Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Michael Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Michael Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Matney
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Banner Elk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Devils
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rominger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Foscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valle Crucis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Shulls Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Vilas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Grandfather
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Whaley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Mount Gilead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Elk Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Newland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Blowing Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Minneapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
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 Michael 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 Michael Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Banner Elk
- Blowing Rock
- Boone
- Boone lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Michael Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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 Michael 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 Michael Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #989757 (Michael Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #989757 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: 1252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valle Crucis
- Location given for Michael Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1881823 Lon: -81.8303897
- 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- Michael 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. |