A visit to the Avondale 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 Avondale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Avondale Cemetery:
36.3034, -83.4624
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Avondale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Avondale Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies just to the west southwest of the Avondale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Avondale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Avondale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Avondale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Helton Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bowen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Condry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Condry Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condry Cemetery
- Kidwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kidwell Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidwell Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- McGinnis Harrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dotson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Rutledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
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- Rutledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Central Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Central Point Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point Cemetery
- Sitton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sitton Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitton Cemetery
- Narrow Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Narrow Valley Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Valley Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Batman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Batman Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Avondale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Avondale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bowen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Rutledge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Wa-Ni Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Raven Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Lulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Marshalls Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Washburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Caney Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lone Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Talbott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Bean Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Morristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Maples ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Mooresburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sandlick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
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 Avondale 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 Avondale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Jefferson City
- Morristown
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Tazewell
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 professional and volunteer 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 Avondale 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 Avondale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1316572 (Avondale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1316572 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: 344 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avondale
- Location given for Avondale Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.303421 Lon: -83.4624009
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Avondale 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. |