A visit to the Shull 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 Shull Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shull Cemetery:
36.1957, -81.7596
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shull Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shull 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 Shull Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shull Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Shull Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shull Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 south)
- 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 south)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Calloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Calloway Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Piny Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Piny Grove Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piny Grove Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Baird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
- Shook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shook Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Gragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Hollars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollars Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shull Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shull Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shulls Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Valle Crucis
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Foscoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Matney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Vilas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seven Devils
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rominger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Banner Elk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blowing Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sugar Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Sands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Norris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Beech Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grandfather
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Bamboo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Mabel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Rutherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Moretz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Zionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Linville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Shull 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 Shull Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Banner Elk
- Blowing Rock
- Boone
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Shull 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 Shull Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #994781 (Shull Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #994781 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: 841 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valle Crucis
- Location given for Shull Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1956837 Lon: -81.7595539
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shull 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. |