A visit to the Gouge 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 Gouge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gouge Cemetery:
36.1490, -82.0876
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gouge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gouge Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Gouge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gouge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Gouge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gouge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harrell Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Harrell Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Harrell Family Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harrell Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Roan Mountain.
- Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Shell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Holtsclaw Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Birchfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Birchfield Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchfield Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Stockton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stockton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Julian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Julian Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Cemetery
- Moreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moreland Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alfred Johnson Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Caraway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Caraway Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Johnson Roan View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Roan View Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Roan View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Roan View Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Roan Mountain.
- The Johnson Roan View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gouge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gouge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Heaton Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Roan Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elk Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buladean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Minneapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Tolley Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Chestnut Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Plumtree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Newland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Bakersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Red Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Beech Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fish Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Gap Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Tipton Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Stamey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Crossnore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Banner Elk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
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 Gouge 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 Gouge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Banner Elk
- Newland
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 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 Gouge 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 Gouge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1285749 (Gouge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285749 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: 903 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Rocks Mountain
- Location given for Gouge Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1490082 Lon: -82.0876224
- 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 '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- Gouge 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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