A visit to the Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palmer Cemetery:
36.1718, -81.9960
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palmer Cemetery is located in Avery County<2>.
The county seat for Avery County is located in Newland. Newland lies just to the south southeast of the Palmer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palmer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Palmer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Isaacs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Isaacs Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Cordell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cordell Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Caraway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Caraway Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Blackwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Cranberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cranberry Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Markland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Markland Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markland Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harrison Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Roan Mountain (TN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267701 <5>
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
- Holtsclaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holtsclaw Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtsclaw Cemetery
- Pritchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pritchard Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard Cemetery
- Laws Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Laws Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Trivett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trivett Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivett 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 Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elk Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roan Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Minneapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Whaley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Burbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Banner Elk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beech Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Newland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Gilead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Grandfather
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Rominger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Plumtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crossnore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fish Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Linville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Devils
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Matney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Buladean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Stamey Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Pineola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Palmer Cemetery. The following communities are located in Avery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palmer 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 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 Palmer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Avery 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 Palmer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1014193 (Palmer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014193 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: Avery
- Est. Elev: 1014 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elk Park
- Location given for Palmer Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1717903 Lon: -81.9959508
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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 Avery, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palmer 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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