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A visit to the Ledford Cemetery ...


The location of the Ledford Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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 Ledford Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ledford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ledford Cemetery

Lat:   36.3454°   (36° 20' 43")

Lon:   -82.1979°   (-82° 11' 52")

The Ledford Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.

The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies just to the west northwest of the Ledford Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Ledford 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 ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ledford Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ledford Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ledford Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Elizabethton
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Siam
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
      • Siam is located in Carter County
    • Hunter
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Carter County
    • Biltmore
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
      • Biltmore is located in Carter County
    • Hampton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Central
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Carter County
    • Watauga
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
      • Watauga is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Gap Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
      • Gap Run is located in Carter County
    • Childress
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
      • Childress is located in Sullivan County
    • South Gate Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
      • South Gate Village is located in Washington County
    • Pine Crest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Pine Crest is located in Carter County
    • Fish Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
      • Fish Springs is located in Carter County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Piney Flats
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Whispering Pines
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
        • Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
      • Austin Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
        • Austin Village is located in Washington County
      • Oakland Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
        • Oakland Village is located in Washington County
      • Bluff City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
        • Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
        • Former name for Bluff City:
        • Zollicoffer
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <4>
      • Butler
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Grove
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
        • Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
      • North Johnson City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Johnson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
        • North Johnson City is located in Washington County
      • Johnson City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
        • Johnson City is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
        • Former names for Johnson City:
        • Blue Plum Station
        • Haynesville
        • Johnsons Depot
        • Johnsons Tank
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
      • Tolley Town
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • 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
      • Limestone Cove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
        • Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
      • Flourville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flourville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
        • Flourville is located in Washington County
      • Midway
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Washington County
      • Roan Mountain
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Buladeen
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
        • Buladeen is located in Carter County
        • Former names for Buladeen:
        • Colesville
        • Magnetic

    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 Ledford 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 Ledford Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Ledford Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ledford Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Fitzsimmons Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fitzsimmons Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • The Fitzsimmons Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Drakes Cliff Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzsimmons Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2372847 <7>
    • Colbaugh Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • The Colbaugh Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Colbaugh Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Elizabethton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colbaugh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280612 <7>
    • Watson Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Little Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Cemetery
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Bowers Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowers Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
    • Grindstaff Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grindstaff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grindstaff Cemetery
    • Newton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newton Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
    • Lyons Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Ellis Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
      • Estep Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estep Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Estep Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estep Cemetery
      • Vaughn Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
      • Old Slagle Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • The Old Slagle Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Slagle Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Biltmore.
        • Be careful, some people have confused the Old Slagle Cemetery with the Ledford Cemetery and the Swoope Cemetery #3 (located 305 miles to the west).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Slagle Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16662 <7>
      • Green - Hill Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green - Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green - Hill Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green - Hill Cemetery
      • McEwen Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McEwen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McEwen Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McEwen Cemetery
      • Centerview Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • The Centerview Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • The Centerview Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Centerview Church of Christ Cemetery
        • Sims Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerview Cemetery
      • Hyder Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hyder Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyder Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Hathaway Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hathaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hathaway Cemetery
      • Johnson Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Williams Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Chambers Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chambers Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery
      • Hardin Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • The Hardin Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • The Hardin Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Cleveland Hardin Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardin Cemetery
      • Lovelace Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lovelace Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Lovelace Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovelace Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Hampton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovelace Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2615223 <7>
      • Heaton Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Heaton Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaton Cemetery
      • Nave Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Bowers Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowers Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
      • Stover Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stover Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stover Cemetery
      • Fulkerson & Glover Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Ledford Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1290933  (Ledford Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1290933 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: Elizabethton
      • County: Carter         Elev: 505
      • Location given for GNIS #1290933 (Ledford Cemetery)

    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 obstructions 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 Ledford Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3454, Longitude: -82.1979       In this case, the coordinates for the Ledford Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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