A visit to the Heaton Ridge 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 Heaton Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Heaton Ridge Cemetery:
36.1490, -82.0935
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Heaton Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Heaton Ridge 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 Heaton Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Heaton Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Heaton Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Heaton Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stockton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stockton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Shell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- 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
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nelson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Roan Mountain.
- The Nelson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Captain Nelson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261247 <5>
- 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
- Perkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- 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
- Julian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Julian Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Cemetery
- Johnson Roan View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- 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
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 Heaton Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Heaton Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Heaton Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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)
- 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
- Elk Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Bakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plumtree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- 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
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Gap Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- 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)
- Beech Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
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 Heaton Ridge 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 Heaton Ridge 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Heaton Ridge 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 Heaton Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1287301 (Heaton Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1287301 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: 984 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Rocks Mountain
- Location given for Heaton Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1490078 Lon: -82.093456
- 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 from Point A (ie- Heaton Ridge 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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