A visit to the Wise 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 Wise Cemetery ...
The Wise Cemetery is located in Avery County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- A.A. & Shoner Johnson Cemetery
- Benfield Cemetery
- The Benfield Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfield Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Calloway Cemetery
- The Calloway Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Clark Cemetery
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Clark Cemetery
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Cuthbertson Cemetery
- The Cuthbertson Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbertson Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Franklin Cemetery
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Ingram Cemetery
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Ledford Cemetery
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- McKinney Cemetery
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Phillips Cemetery
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Temple Baptist Church Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
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- Webb Cemetery
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Avery County
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- Wiseman Cemetery
- The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Avery County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Altapass
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
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- Ashford
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
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- Bakersville
- Chestnut Dale
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
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- Crossnore
- Elk Park
- Grandfather
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Grassy Creek
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
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- Jonas Ridge
- Linville Falls
- Linville
- Little Switzerland
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Minneapolis
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
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- Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
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- Mortimer ‑ Historic
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
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- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
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- Newland
- Penland
- Pineola
- Plumtree
- Spruce Pine
- Stamey Town
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
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- Sugar Mountain
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Vale
- Vale is located in Avery County
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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 Wise Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Avery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Banner Elk
- Newland
- Spruce Pine
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 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 Wise 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 Wise Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016762 (Wise Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016762 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: 987 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Linville Falls
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Wise Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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