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The location of the Dry Hill Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- 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 Dry Hill Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   36.3282°   (36° 19' 41")

Lon:   -81.9537°   (-81° 57' 13")

The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.

The county seat for Johnson County is located in Mountain City. Mountain City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Dry Hill Cemetery .

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 Dry Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Johnson 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 Dry Hill 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 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dry Hill Cemetery.

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

    • Mount Gilead
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
    • Butler
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Whaley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
    • Beech Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Mountain
      • Beech Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Mountain <4>
    • Buladeen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
      • Buladeen is located in Carter County
      • Former names for Buladeen:
      • Colesville
      • Magnetic
    • Rominger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
      • Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
    • Sugar Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Watauga County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <4>
    • Mabel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
    • Roan Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
      • Elk Park is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Park <4>
    • Vilas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
      • Vilas is located in Watauga County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilas <4>
    • Zionville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Trade
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Hunter
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • 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
      • Hampton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Banner Elk
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Matney
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
        • Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
      • Valle Crucis
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valle Crucis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valle Crucis
        • Valle Crucis is located in Watauga County (NC)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valle Crucis <4>
      • Heaton Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heaton Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
        • Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
      • Mountain City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Burbank
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
        • Burbank is located in Carter County
      • Sugar Mountain
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
        • Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Seven Devils
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Devils have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Devils
        • Seven Devils is located in Avery County (NC)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Devils <4>
      • Elizabethton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Gap Run
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
        • Gap Run is located in Carter County
      • Minneapolis
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minneapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
        • Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Vale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
        • Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Foscoe
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shulls Mill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
        • Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County (NC)
      • Fuller
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
        • Fuller is located in Johnson County
      • Biltmore
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
        • Biltmore is located in Carter County

    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 Dry Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dry Hill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Dry Hill Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Midway Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Midway Church Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Church Cemetery
    • Greenwell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwell Cemetery
    • Wagner Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Cemetery
    • Cable Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cable Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cable Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cable Cemetery
    • Dugger Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dugger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dugger Cemetery
    • Julius Dugger Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dugger Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dugger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dugger Cemetery
    • Dugger Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dugger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dugger Cemetery
    • Wagner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Cemetery
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Bunton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bunton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Bunton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Buntontown Cemetery
      • Buntown Road Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9944 <6>
    • Continue List   (22 more) ...
      • Crosswhite Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Payne Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
      • Dugger Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dugger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dugger Cemetery
      • Snyder Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
      • Proffitt Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proffitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proffitt Cemetery
      • Gentry Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gentry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Smith Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Hatley Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hatley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Hatley Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • The Hatley Cemetery has also been known as:
        • John Franklin Hatley Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatley Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2629594 <6>
      • Miller Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Whitehead Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Andrews - Tester Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Andrews - Tester Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • The Andrews - Tester Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Andrews Cemetery
        • Sugar Hollow Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews - Tester Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2455892 <6>
      • Bunton Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bunton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunton Cemetery
      • Stanberry Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stanberry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Stanberry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • The Stanberry Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Burton Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanberry Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18894 <6>
      • Stansberry Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stansberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stansberry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stansberry Cemetery
      • Farthing Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadows Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Meadows Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
      • Old Mountain View Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Mountain View Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mountain View Cemetery
      • Baker Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Baker Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Fletcher Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
      • Laws Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laws Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Laws Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laws Cemetery
      • Grindstaff Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • 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 Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grindstaff Cemetery
      • Stout Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stout Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stout Cemetery

    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 Dry Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1282986  (Dry Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1282986 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: Elk Mills
      • County: Johnson         Elev: 708
      • Location given for GNIS #1282986 (Dry Hill 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 Johnson, 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 things 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 Dry Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3282, Longitude: -81.9537       In this case, the coordinates for the Dry Hill 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>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.
    <7>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.




 

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