A visit to the Birchfield Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Birchfield Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Birchfield Cemetery (FG ID #2590480).
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 Birchfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Birchfield Cemetery:
36.2078, -82.1071
The Birchfield Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Birchfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Birchfield 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 Birchfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Birchfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blackwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moreland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Moreland Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Cemetery
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holly Hill Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Cemetery
- Lacey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lacey Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Cemetery
- Lacey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lacey Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Julian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Johnson Roan View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Carver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
- Largent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gouge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Birchfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Birchfield Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchfield Cemetery
- Holtsclaw Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Markland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Markland Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Birchfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Birchfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roan Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heaton Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tolley Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buladean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whaley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Siam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Minneapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whispering Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Mount Gilead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Elizabethton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Chestnut Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bakersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Plumtree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Newland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Elk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Biltmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- South Gate Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Pine Crest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Unicoi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Birchfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Birchfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Banner Elk
- Elizabethton
- Newland
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 Birchfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carter 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 Birchfield Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2590480
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1277492 (Birchfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277492 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: Carter
- Est. Elev: 790 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Rocks Mountain
- Location given for Birchfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2073394 Lon: -82.1070689
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Carter, 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- Birchfield 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |