A visit to the Winters 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 Winters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Winters Cemetery:
36.1493, -82.0073
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Winters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Winters Cemetery is located in Avery County<2>.
The county seat for Avery County is located in Newland. Newland lies just to the southeast of the Winters Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Winters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Winters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Caraway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Caraway Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Oaks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oaks Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
- Cordell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cordell Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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- Shell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Cranberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cranberry Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Birchfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Birchfield Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchfield Cemetery
- Holtsclaw Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Holtsclaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holtsclaw Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtsclaw Cemetery
- Pritchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pritchard Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard Cemetery
- Laws Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Laws Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Isaacs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Isaacs Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs 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 Winters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Winters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elk Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Minneapolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Roan Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Chestnut Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Burbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Newland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Banner Elk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beech Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Plumtree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Sugar Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Crossnore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandfather
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Mount Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Buladean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Stamey Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Pineola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Devils
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rominger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Winters Cemetery. The following communities are located in Avery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Winters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Winters 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 Winters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #997502 (Winters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #997502 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: 1280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Rocks Mountain
- Location given for Winters Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1492902 Lon: -82.00734
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winters 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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