A visit to the Atkins 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 Atkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Atkins Cemetery:
36.2762, -83.6721
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Atkins Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies just to the east of the Atkins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Atkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Atkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Beeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- Needham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Warter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Warter Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Cherry Orchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Needham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Neal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Corbin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Needham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Pennington Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boruff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Boruff Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boruff Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Haun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Haun Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haun Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Hammock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hammock Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Cemetery
- Cabbage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cabbage Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Atkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Atkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
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- Washburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Lulaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Luttrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Lea Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Maynardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rutledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
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- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Zacharytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Lone Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Corryton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Head of Barren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Loo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Wa-Ni Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- New Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Paulette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Skaggston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Raven Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
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 Atkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grainger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Atkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
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 Atkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grainger 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 Atkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275965 (Atkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275965 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: Grainger
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Powder Springs
- Location given for Atkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2761942 Lon: -83.672129
- 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 Grainger, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Atkins 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |