A visit to the Pierce Cemetery ...
The location of the Pierce Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. 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.
This page contains six sections:
- Location of the Pierce Cemetery ...
- List of neighboring communities ...
- Nearby communities with newspapers ...
- Websites to help with your genealogy research ...
- List of the closest cemeteries ...
- Miscellaneous mentions of the Pierce Cemetery ...
The Location of the Pierce Cemetery ...
The Pierce Cemetery is located in Carter County.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west of the Pierce Cemetery [Map].
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierce Cemetery
Lat: 36.3462° (36° 20' 46")
Lon: -82.0451° (-82° 2' 42")
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pierce Cemetery.
| Austin Village [Map] | Mountain City [Map] |
| Banner Elk (NC) [Map] | Oakland Village [Map] |
| Beech Mountain (NC) [Map] | Pine Crest [Map] |
| Biltmore [Map] | Roan Mountain [Map] |
| Bluff City [Map] | Rominger (NC) [Map] |
| Buladeen [Map] | South Gate Village [Map] |
| Cedar Grove [Map] | Sugar Grove (NC) [Map] |
| Central [Map] | Tolley Town [Map] |
| Elizabethton [Map] | Valle Crucis (NC) [Map] |
| Elk Park (NC) [Map] | Vilas (NC) [Map] |
| Forest Hills [Map] | Watauga [Map] |
| Hunter [Map] | Whaley (NC) [Map] |
| Minneapolis (NC) [Map] | Whispering Pines [Map] |
| Mount Gilead (NC) [Map] | Zionville (NC) [Map] |
For the full list with details, please visit our 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 Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery.
| Banner Elk [Map] | |
| - | Located in Avery County (NC) |
| - | Lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the Southeast (SE) of the Pierce Cemetery |
| Bluff City [Map] | |
| - | Located in Sullivan County |
| - | Lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pierce Cemetery |
| Elizabethton [Map] | |
| - | Lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the West (W) of the Pierce Cemetery |
| Mountain City [Map] | |
| - | Located in Johnson County |
| - | Lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pierce Cemetery |
Websites to help with your genealogy research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to all and free to view - you should note that they might link to other websites which do charge.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Pierce Cemetery:
For pages that are specific to Tennessee:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
These pages are specific to Carter County:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
Genealogy information for nearby counties:
Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee:
| Cyndi's List: | Cemeteries of Tennessee, Cemeteries of Carter County |
| Cemetery Junction: | Directory for Tennessee |
| FamilySearch.org: | Cemetery Wiki for Tennessee |
| Find-A-Grave: | Home Page |
| Internment.net: | Cemeteries of Tennessee, Cemeteries of Carter County |
Of Special Interest ...
The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
| Disaster Stories from Tennessee |
List of the closest cemeteries ...
We know of 82 cemeteries that are within Less than 2 miles of the Pierce Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
Unless otherwise noted, the following cemeteries are located in Carter County.
Andrews - Tester Cemetery [Map]
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2455892<3>
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the east (E) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest (SW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the west (W) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the west (W) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the west northwest (WNW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest (NW) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #9944
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the east southeast (ESE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the northeast (NE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies Less than 2 miles to the east northeast (ENE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #11046
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the west (W) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the west (W) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the east southeast (ESE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the east southeast (ESE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Elk Mills Baptist Church Cemetery [Map]
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the southwest (SW) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the east (E) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the north (N) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast (NE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the southwest (SW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies Less than 2 miles to the south (S) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the west (W) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the north northwest (NNW) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The location of this cemetery has been estimated<4>
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2629594
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the west (W) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the north (N) of the Pierce Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2550734
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the east southeast (ESE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #11501
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the north (N) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies Less than 2 miles to the east northeast (ENE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the east (E) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast (NE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the west (W) of the Pierce Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #16175
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the west (W) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the south (S) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the west (W) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the west (W) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the east northeast (ENE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest (NW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The location of this cemetery has been estimated
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The location of this cemetery has been estimated
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #18894
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the east northeast (ENE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the west (W) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the west southwest (WSW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the west (W) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the west (W) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast (NE) of the Pierce Cemetery
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the east (E) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the south (S) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest (SW) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast (SE) of the Pierce Cemetery
The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km] to the west northwest (WNW) of the Pierce Cemetery
Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #20445
Located in Johnson County
The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE) of the Pierce Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions of the Pierce Cemetery ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually in newspapers, old books or maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we try to add detail as we continue our research. We've created the following list to keep track of the sources we found useful in our research about the Pierce Cemetery.
Referenced GNIS Record ...
GNIS ID #1297422 (Name of Record: Pierce Cemetery)
Class: cemetery
County: Carter
Lat: 36.346228 Lon: -82.0451227 [Map]
Elev: 611 Map Name: Watauga Dam
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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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Pierce Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3462, Longitude: -82.0451 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |