A visit to the Roan Valley 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 Roan Valley Cemetery ...
The Roan Valley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Barnett Cemetery
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Blevins Cemetery
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Buchanan Cemetery
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Buchanan Cemetery
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Burleson Cemetery
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Calhoun Cemetery
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Edwards Cemetery
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Gouge Cemetery
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Green Young Cemetery
- The Green Young Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Greene Cemetery
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Greer Cemetery
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Harrell Family Cemetery
- The Harrell Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Harrell Family Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harrell Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Roan Mountain (TN).
- Heaton Ridge Cemetery
- The Heaton Ridge Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Hobson Cemetery
- The Hobson Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Hobson Cemetery
- The Hobson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Hobson Cemetery
- The Hobson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Houston Cemetery
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Hughes Cemetery
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Hughes Cemetery
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Hughes Cemetery
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Julian Cemetery
- The Julian Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Major Cemetery
- The Major Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- McKinney Cemetery
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Ollis Cemetery
- The Ollis Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Pittman Cemetery
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Roan Mtn. Cemetery #2
- The Roan Mtn. Cemetery #2 is located in Mitchell County
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- Stockton Cemetery
- The Stockton Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Street Cemetery
- The Street Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Roan Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bakersville
- Buladean
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
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- Burbank
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Chestnut Dale
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
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- Crossnore
- Double Island
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
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- Elk Park
- Green Mountain
- Heaton Creek
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Herrell ‑ Historic
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
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- Limestone Cove
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Linville Falls
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell 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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- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
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- Newland
- Penland
- Pineola
- Plumtree
- Red Hill
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
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- Relief
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
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- Roan Mountain
- Spruce Pine
- Stamey Town
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
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- Tipton Hill
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
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- Tolley Town
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Vale
- Vale 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 Roan Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mitchell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roan Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Newland
- Spruce Pine
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 Roan Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Mitchell 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 Roan Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1014932 (Roan Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014932 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 1306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carvers Gap
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mitchell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roan Valley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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