A visit to the Caraway 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 Caraway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Caraway Cemetery:
36.1665, -82.0254
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Caraway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Caraway Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Caraway Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Caraway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Caraway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McClain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Oaks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Oaks Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Cordell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cordell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harrison Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Roan Mountain.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267701 <5>
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Julian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Julian Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Cemetery
- Birchfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Birchfield Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchfield Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Holtsclaw Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Isaacs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Isaacs Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Caraway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Caraway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elk Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roan Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Minneapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Chestnut Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Newland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Banner Elk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beech Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Plumtree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Sugar Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Mount Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Fish Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Buladean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Grandfather
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Tolley Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Stamey Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Crossnore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Devils
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rominger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Caraway 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 Caraway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Caraway 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 Caraway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1279646 (Caraway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1279646 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: 962 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Rocks Mountain
- Location given for Caraway Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1665112 Lon: -82.0253969
- 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 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' (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- Caraway 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |