A visit to the Alder 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 Alder Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alder Cemetery:
36.5429, -83.1955
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alder Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alder Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Sneedville. Sneedville lies just to the southwest of the Alder Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alder Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Alder Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alder Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Goins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goins Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Trent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Trent Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
- Gollihon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gollihon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gollihon Cemetery
- Seal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Seal Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Lexi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lexi Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexi Cemetery
- Alder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Alder Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Cemetery
- Trent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trent Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
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- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Briar Creek Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Kinsler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kinsler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsler Cemetery
- Murrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Murrell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrell Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mallett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mallett Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallett Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Weston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Alder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alder Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sneedville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Duck Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Kyles Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eidson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Galbraith Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bean Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rogersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Cranks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Caney Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Amis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Cawood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Thorn Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Persia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Bobs Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Raven Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Marshalls Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Whitesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Strahl
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Mary Alice
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Kepler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Twila
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
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 Alder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Rogersville
- Sneedville
- Whitesburg
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 helpful websites 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 Alder Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Alder Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275534 (Alder Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275534 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 385 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sneedville
- Location given for Alder Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5428667 Lon: -83.1954521
- 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 Hancock, 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- Alder 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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