A visit to the Tanglewood 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 Tanglewood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tanglewood Cemetery:
36.0812, -81.8671
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tanglewood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tanglewood Cemetery is located in Avery County<2>.
The county seat for Avery County is located in Newland. Newland lies just to the west of the Tanglewood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tanglewood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Tanglewood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tanglewood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Summerow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Summerow Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerow Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Newland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Newland Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland Cemetery
- A.A. & Shoner Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Gragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Smith Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Community Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Community Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Banner Elk.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2475695 <5>
- Fork Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fork Mtn. Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Mtn. Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Guy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Cuthbertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cuthbertson Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbertson Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Jestes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jestes Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jestes Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Holtsclaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holtsclaw Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtsclaw Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Cuthbertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cuthbertson Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbertson Cemetery
- Calloway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Calloway Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Cemetery
- Cary Flat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cary Flat Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Flat Cemetery
- Gragg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
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 Tanglewood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tanglewood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Linville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grandfather
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Montezuma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Pineola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Newland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Crossnore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Elk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seven Devils
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stamey Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Minneapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Chestnut Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Jonas Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Foscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plumtree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Matney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Elk Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linville Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shulls Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Beech Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valle Crucis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rominger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
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 Tanglewood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Avery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tanglewood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Tanglewood 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 Tanglewood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016019 (Tanglewood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016019 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: 1141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grandfather Mountain
- Location given for Tanglewood Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0812384 Lon: -81.8670562
- 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 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- Tanglewood 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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