A visit to the Hamby 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 Hamby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hamby Cemetery:
36.3154, -82.0532
The Hamby Cemetery is located in Carter County<1>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hamby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hamby Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hamby Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hamby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hatley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cochran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cochran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10654 <4>
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andrews - Tester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Matherly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Matherly Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherly Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Nave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Nave Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nave Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Teague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Teague Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Cemetery
- Goodwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Loyd Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Elk Mills Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bunton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Greenwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Morley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Hamby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hamby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fish Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Siam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Roan Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whaley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Elizabethton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gap Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buladeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Biltmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beech Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Tolley Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Whispering Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rominger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
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 Hamby Cemetery. The following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hamby 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 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 Hamby 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 Hamby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1286638 (Hamby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286638 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: 694 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Watauga Dam
- Location given for Hamby Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3153952 Lon: -82.053456
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hamby Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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