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A visit to the Union Tarheel Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Union Tarheel Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Tarheel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Tarheel Cemetery

Lat:   36.1624°   (36° 9' 44")

Lon:   -81.1912°   (-81° 11' 28")

The Union Tarheel Cemetery is located in Wilkes County<2>.

The county seat for Wilkes County is located in Wilkesboro. Wilkesboro lies just to the south southeast of the Union Tarheel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Union Tarheel Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Tarheel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mountain Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Park Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
  • Mountlawn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountlawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountlawn Memorial Park is located in Wilkes County
  • Cherry Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
  • Old Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Bethany Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
  • Hunting Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunting Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunting Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hunting Creek Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
  • Burke Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burke Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
  • Long Bottom Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Bottom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Bottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Bottom Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Alexander County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Old Brier Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brier Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Brier Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Brier Creek Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
    • Jolly Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jolly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jolly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jolly Cemetery is located in Alexander County
    • Sherrill Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherrill Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherrill Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sherrill Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Truitt Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truitt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Truitt Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
    • Johnson Family Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Family Cemetery
      • The Johnson Family Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Traphill.
      • The Johnson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Johnson Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188960 <5>
    • Double Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Double Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Double Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Double Creek Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
    • Stony Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Laytown Baptist Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laytown Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Laytown Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laytown Baptist Church Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of Lenoir.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282753 <5>
    • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Kings Creek
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184315 <5>
    • Knobs Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knobs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knobs Cemetery is located in Wilkes County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Tarheel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Tarheel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cricket
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cricket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
    • Cricket is located in Wilkes County
  • Stokes ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Stokes is located in Wilkes County
  • Wilkesboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
    • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <6>
  • Adley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
    • Adley is located in Wilkes County
  • North Wilkesboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fletcher ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
  • Henderson ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Wilkes County
  • Fairplains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
    • Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
  • Millers Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Creek
    • Millers Creek is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millers Creek <6>
  • Moravian Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moravian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Falls
    • Moravian Falls is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravian Falls <6>
  • Mulberry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
  • Purlear
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purlear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
    • Purlear is located in Wilkes County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Boomer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boomer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
      • Boomer is located in Wilkes County
    • Hays
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Hays is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <6>
    • Mount Pleasant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
    • Wilbar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
      • Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
    • Brier Creek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brier Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
      • Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
    • Roaring River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
      • Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
    • Dehart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dehart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
      • Dehart is located in Wilkes County
    • Maple Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
      • Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County

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 Union Tarheel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wilkes County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Tarheel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Union Tarheel Cemetery:

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 Union Tarheel Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #996515  (Union Tarheel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #996515 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wilkesboro
    • County: Wilkes         Elev: 348
    • Location given for GNIS #996515 (Union Tarheel Cemetery)

The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Wilkes, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Union Tarheel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1624, Longitude: -81.1912       In this case, the coordinates for the Union Tarheel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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