A visit to the Hampton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hampton Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hampton Cemetery
Lat: 36.1918° (36° 11' 30")
Lon: -82.0587° (-82° 3' 31")
The Hampton Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Hampton Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Hampton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hampton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moreland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moreland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moreland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moreland Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Buck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Carter County
- McClain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClain Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Markland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Markland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Markland Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Birchfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- The Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alfred Johnson Cemetery
- Birchfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birchfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birchfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Birchfield Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Holtsclaw Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holtsclaw Family Cemetery
- The Holtsclaw Family Cemetery is located in Carter County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holtsclaw Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Roan Mountain.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151373 <5>
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Caraway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caraway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caraway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Caraway Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Perkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Cordell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cordell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cordell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cordell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Dugger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dugger Cemetery
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Blackwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Carter County
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 Hampton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hampton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roan Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heaton Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Burbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Elk Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
- Elk Park is located in Avery County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Park <6>
- Minneapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minneapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Whaley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Fish Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fish Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tolley Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Buladean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Chestnut Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Vale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Beech Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Mountain
- Beech Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Mountain <6>
- Mount Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Newland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Newland is located in Avery County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newland <6>
- Banner Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gap Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Plumtree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumtree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumtree
- Plumtree is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plumtree <6>
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County (NC)
- Sugar Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limestone Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Avery County (NC)
- Siam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Rominger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watauga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Health have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- High Health is located in Johnson County
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 Hampton 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 Hampton 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 Hampton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carter County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Hampton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1286696 (Hampton Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1286696 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: White Rocks Mountain
- County: Carter Elev: 822
- Location given for GNIS #1286696 (Hampton Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hampton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1918, Longitude: -82.0587 In this case, the coordinates for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |