A visit to the Stockton 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 Stockton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stockton Cemetery:
36.1415, -82.1279
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stockton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stockton 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 Stockton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stockton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Stockton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stockton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Harrell Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Harrell Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Harrell Family Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harrell Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Roan Mountain.
- Heaton Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Heaton Ridge Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Ridge Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Julian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Julian Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Gouge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
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- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Holtsclaw Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Birchfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Birchfield Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchfield Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stockton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stockton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burbank
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Buladean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Roan Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Tolley Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Limestone Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Bakersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Elk Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Chestnut Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tipton Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Plumtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- 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
- Richlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Relief
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Newland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Bailey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Green Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Fish Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Unicoi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Stockton 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 Stockton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Stockton 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 Stockton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1327118 (Stockton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1327118 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: 1026 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iron Mountain Gap
- Location given for Stockton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1415062 Lon: -82.1279024
- 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 '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- Stockton 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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