A visit to the Happy Valley Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Happy Valley Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Happy Valley Memorial Park (FG ID #12917).
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 Happy Valley Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Happy Valley Memorial Park:
36.3244, -82.2766
The Happy Valley Memorial Park is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies just to the east northeast of the Happy Valley Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Happy Valley Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Happy Valley Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Happy Valley Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Range Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Range Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Cemetery
- Flarity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Flarity Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flarity Cemetery
- Carrier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- McKeehan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McKeehan Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeehan Cemetery
- Hyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McEwen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Saylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Saylor Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor Cemetery
- Lilly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lilly Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gobble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gobble Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobble Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Reasoner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Reasoner Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasoner Cemetery
- Patton - Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hyder Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyder Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- McInturff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McInturff Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInturff Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Watson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scalf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Scalf Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf Cemetery
- Range Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Range Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Happy Valley Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Happy Valley Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Central
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pine Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- South Gate Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Watauga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elizabethton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carnegie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Biltmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Whispering Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gap Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- North Johnson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Johnson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Piney Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Childress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Flourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Unicoi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tolley Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Green Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
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 Happy Valley Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Happy Valley Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluff City
- Elizabethton
- Johnson City
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 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 Happy Valley Memorial Park:
- 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 Happy Valley Memorial Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #12917
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1328384 (Happy Valley Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1328384 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: 484 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Johnson City
- Location given for Happy Valley Memorial Park:
- Lat: 36.3253846 Lon: -82.2768022
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Happy Valley Memorial Park) 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. |