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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Grave Yard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Grave Yard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grave Yard, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Grave Yard (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Grave Yard. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Grave Yard is historic, it would have been located within present day Watauga County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Watauga County: Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Wilkes & Johnson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Grave Yard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grave Yard:
- Watauga County (The home county of Grave Yard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Vilas
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valle Crucis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Norris ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Shulls Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Mabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Foscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Matney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Rominger
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Moretz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scottville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Topia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Todd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Fleetwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Roten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- West Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Obids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Comet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Seven Devils
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Banner Elk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Sugar Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Whaley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Grandfather
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Elk Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Newland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Minneapolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Rufus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Patterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Collettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Adako
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Abingdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Cedar Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Kings Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- McDowell County
- Ashford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Buladean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Altapass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Bakersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Spruce Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Penland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ferguson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Purlear
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Millers Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McGrady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Boomer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Adley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Cricket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Mulberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Shell Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Fish Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Roan Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Buladeen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Burbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Siam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hunter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Elizabethton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gap Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Tolley Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Biltmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Trade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Mountain City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Holston Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Ruthton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Limestone Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Whitetop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rugby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Washington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Green Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Drowning Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Alvarado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grave Yard, see our County-by-County Page for Grave Yard.
Cemeteries Near Grave Yard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grave Yard.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Grave Yard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grave Yard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hollars Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Howell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Danner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gragg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skyland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Culler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (714 more) ...
- Mast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piny Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Grave Yard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grave Yard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grave Yard, with the one closest to Grave Yard listed first.
- Vilas
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valle Crucis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amantha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Sands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Norris ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Foscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Soda Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
- Meat Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
- Sweetwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Zionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Bamboo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grave Yard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grave Yard.
Newspapers Published in Grave Yard ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grave Yard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grave Yard, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grave Yard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Grave Yard:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Watauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Wilkes County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Grayson County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grave Yard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Grave Yard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |