A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:
36.2079, -82.1832
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wright Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Wright Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Honeycutt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Honeycutt Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycutt Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Simerly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Simerly Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simerly Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Tolley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gouge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
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- Cable Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Carver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Tolley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Lacey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lacey Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Cemetery
- Lacey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lacey Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Cemetery
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holly Hill Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Cemetery
- Carver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
- Largent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Largent Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largent Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 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 Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tolley Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
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- Limestone Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Gap Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buladean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Burbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Roan Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Elizabethton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Siam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Pine Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Unicoi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Fish Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- South Gate Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Biltmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Richlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Elk Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Tipton Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Watauga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Carnegie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
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 Wright Cemetery. The following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Wright 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1327429 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1327429 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: 782 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iron Mountain Gap
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2078909 Lon: -82.1831846
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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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wright 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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