Bone Cove Gap Cemetery is located on the state boarders of North Carolina and Tennessee, but is officially with in Madison Co. NC, but south of NC Hwy 212. The Appalachian Trail is on the right of this place as is Rector Laurel Rd. with in Tennessee. Both side are also on private property and so is the Cemetery, so if you plan visiting, please be respectful and pay attention to any signs visible. This cemetery is called by locals as Carter Cemetery. So if you come across anyone such as the respected owners, they will know this place as such. As of now, no change of name to Carter Family Cemetery, due to the fact that this is mentioned on all Topographical Maps and is easily identifiable. There are other Carter Family Cemeteries with in both States, 20 with in North Carolina alone, with that, it can become confusing if we have another Carter Family Cemetery. Then there are other families buried here as well, plus residents with in the area also know this place as Boone Cove Gap, as its been called for generations.

This cemetery was identified and viewed on May 6, 2016, on Friday by Gordon M Edwards, member of the Heritage Alliance in Jonesborough, Tn, as a graveyard Historian / Preservationists.

The first internment was that of Elizabeth Carter who died in 1852 according to the Carter family Bible, " only two pages " which was passed down to Nancy Rebecca " Carter" Wiseman " 1880 - 1965 ". Notes written down by her daughter, Ruth McCauslin " 1917 - 2009 " in the 1950's mentions Boone Cove.

According to Nancy Rebecca Wiseman, she mentioned that, since her family weren't around on this property after 1900, she stated that maybe her first cousin John H Carter would maintain this cemetery. And it could been the case, since he lived close by.