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A visit to the Allen Cemetery ...

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 Allen Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Allen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   36.0692°   (36° 4' 9")

Lon:   -84.3583°   (-84° 21' 29")

The Allen Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.

The county seat for Anderson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Allen Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Allen Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hoskins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoskins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Liles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liles Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14728 <5>
  • Oliver Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mineral Spring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineral Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mineral Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mineral Spring Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Hoskins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoskins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Amos Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amos Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Amos Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8611 <5>
  • Foster Borum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Borum Cemetery
    • The Foster Borum Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • The Foster Borum Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Borum Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9483 <5>
  • Duggans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duggans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duggans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duggans Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Carter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Hoskins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoskins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Hoskins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoskins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
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    • Hackworth Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackworth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Seiber Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seiber Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seiber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seiber Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Lowe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowe Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Beech Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Goddard Family
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goddard Family
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Goddard Family. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Goddard Family is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2516309 <5>
    • Justice Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Justice Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Justice Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Justice Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303794 <5>
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jackson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13915 <5>
    • Estes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Thornton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
      • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thornton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Coalfield.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19369 <5>
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Russell Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Usery Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Usery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Usery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Usery Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Butler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Batley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batley Cemetery
      • The Batley Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Fields Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fields Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Lively Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lively Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lively Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Grave Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grave Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grave Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grave Hill Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Frost Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frost Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frost Cemetery is located in Anderson County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.

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

  • Tupper Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
    • Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
  • Kelley Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
    • Kelley Town is located in Roane County
  • Oliver Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Springs
    • Oliver Springs is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver Springs <7>
  • Coalfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
    • Coalfield is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
  • Fairview ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Anderson County
  • Petros
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
    • Petros is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
  • Robertsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robertsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
    • Robertsville is located in Anderson County
  • Coal Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
    • Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
  • Blue Gem ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Gem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
    • Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
  • Dyllis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyllis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
    • Dyllis is located in Roane County
  • Bear ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Bear is located in Roane County
  • Oak Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <7>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Wheat ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
      • Wheat is located in Roane County
    • Scarboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
      • Scarboro is located in Anderson County
    • Leinarts
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
      • Leinarts is located in Anderson County
    • Mahan Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
      • Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
    • Kries
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kries. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
      • Kries is located in Roane County
    • Hembree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
      • Hembree is located in Scott County
    • Selkirk ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
      • Selkirk is located in Roane County
    • Shea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
      • Shea is located in Campbell County
    • Oakdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Bazel Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
      • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
    • Volunteer Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volunteer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
      • Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
    • Clinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <7>
    • Deermont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deermont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
      • Deermont is located in Morgan County
    • Bradbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
      • Bradbury is located in Roane County
    • Claxton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
      • Claxton is located in Anderson County
    • Peak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Anderson County
    • Wartburg
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Allen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Allen Cemetery:

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 Allen Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1275589  (Allen Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1275589 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: Windrock
    • County: Anderson         Elev: 306
    • Location given for GNIS #1275589 (Allen Cemetery)

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 Anderson, 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 Allen Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0692, Longitude: -84.3583       In this case, the coordinates for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.