A visit to the Wallace 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 Wallace Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wallace Cemetery:
36.3857, -81.7290
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wallace Cemetery is located in Watauga County<2>.
The county seat for Watauga County is located in Boone. Boone lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Wallace Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wallace Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wallace Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wallace Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Ashe County
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- Potter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Reece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Reece Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sutherland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Cornett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vanover Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dowell Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell Cemetery
- Maine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maine Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Cemetery
- Winebarger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Winebarger Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winebarger Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton 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 Wallace Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wallace Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Mountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Roten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Sugar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vilas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Todd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Moretz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Fuller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Grayson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Shingletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Boone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Comet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Mount Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Rominger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Valle Crucis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brownwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Warrensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
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 Wallace 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 Wallace Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boone
- Boone lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wallace Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Mountain City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wallace 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 Wallace Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #996718 (Wallace Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996718 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: 1162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baldwin Gap
- Location given for Wallace Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3856791 Lon: -81.7290007
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wallace 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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