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:
36.1722, -81.7450
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 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 31 that are within 5 miles [8 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 northwest)
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Foscoe Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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>
- Calloway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Calloway Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Mast Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mast Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Shook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shook Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Piny Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Piny Grove Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piny Grove Cemetery
- Boone Fork Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- White Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The White Spring Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Spring Cemetery
- Cone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cone Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
- Jestes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jestes Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jestes Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Boone.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188865 <5>
- Winkler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Gragg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Hollars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hollars Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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 northeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Foscoe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valle Crucis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Matney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Seven Devils
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blowing Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vilas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rominger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- 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
- Grandfather
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bamboo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Sands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Banner Elk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rutherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Norris ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Beech Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moretz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Linville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Newland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Laxon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Zionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
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
- Newland
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 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 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 #2553829 (Shull Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2553829 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: 900 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boone
- Location given for Shull Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.17215 Lon: -81.74503
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |