A visit to the Mountain Park Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Mountain Park Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mountain Park Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain Park Cemetery

Lat:   36.1421°   (36° 8' 31")

Lon:   -81.1470°   (-81° 8' 49")

The Mountain Park Cemetery is located in Wilkes County<2>.

The county seat for Wilkes County is located in Wilkesboro. Wilkesboro lies just to the west of the Mountain Park Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Mountain Park Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mountain Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Union Tarheel Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Tarheel Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Tarheel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Union Tarheel Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
• Mountlawn Memorial Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountlawn Memorial Park
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Mountlawn Memorial Park is located in Wilkes County
• Cherry Grove Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
• Hunting Creek Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunting Creek Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunting Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Hunting Creek Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
• Mt. Sinai Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
• Old Bethany Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethany Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Old Bethany Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
• Long Bottom Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Bottom Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Bottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Long Bottom Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
• Old Brier Creek Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brier Creek Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Brier Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Old Brier Creek Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
• Lebanon Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Alexander County
• Burke Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Burke Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
• Jolly Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jolly Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jolly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Jolly Cemetery is located in Alexander County
• Roberts Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
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  • Taylor Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
  • Swan Creek Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Creek Cemetery
    • The Swan Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Knobs Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knobs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knobs Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
  • Johnson Family Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Family Cemetery
    • The Johnson Family Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Traphill.
    • The Johnson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Johnson Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188960 <5>
  • Truitt Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Truitt Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
  • Sherrill Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherrill Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherrill Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sherrill Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alexander County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Double Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Double Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Double Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Double Creek Cemetery is located in Wilkes County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mountain Park Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mountain Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Fletcher ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
• Henderson ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Wilkes County
• North Wilkesboro
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <6>
• Wilkesboro
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
  • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <6>
• Moravian Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moravian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Falls
  • Moravian Falls is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravian Falls <6>
• Fairplains
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
  • Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
• Cricket
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cricket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
  • Cricket is located in Wilkes County
• Stokes ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
  • Stokes is located in Wilkes County
• Adley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
  • Adley is located in Wilkes County
• Mulberry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
• Millers Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Creek
  • Millers Creek is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millers Creek <6>
• Boomer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boomer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
  • Boomer is located in Wilkes County
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  • Hays
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • Hays is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <6>
  • Purlear
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purlear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
    • Purlear is located in Wilkes County
  • Zimmerman ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zimmerman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
  • Brier Creek ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brier Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
    • Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
  • Roaring River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
    • Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
  • Vashti
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vashti. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
    • Vashti is located in Alexander County
  • Dehart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dehart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
    • Dehart is located in Wilkes County
  • Wilbar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
    • Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
  • Ferguson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Ferguson is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferguson <6>
  • Clingman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
    • Clingman is located in Wilkes County
  • Ronda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
    • Ronda is located in Wilkes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <6>
  • Zebra ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zebra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
    • Zebra is located in Wilkes County

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 Mountain Park Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wilkes County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain Park Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Boomer
  • Boomer lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mountain Park Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boomer.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
• Moravian Falls
  • Moravian Falls lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mountain Park Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moravian Falls.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Falls
• North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North (N) of the Mountain Park Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for North Wilkesboro.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
• Wilkesboro
  • Wilkesboro lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West (W) of the Mountain Park Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilkesboro.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro

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 Mountain Park Cemetery:

• Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Wilkes County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Alexander County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Alleghany County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Ashe County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Burke County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Caldwell County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Catawba County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Iredell County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Surry County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Watauga County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Yadkin County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Grayson County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Wilkes County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for North Carolina
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for North Carolina
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Mountain Park Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
  • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

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 Mountain Park Cemetery:

• Referenced GNIS Record ...
• GNIS ID #990703  (Mountain Park Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #990703 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
  • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wilkesboro
  • County: Wilkes         Elev: 337
  • Location given for GNIS #990703 (Mountain Park Cemetery)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/