A visit to the Bear 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 Bear Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Cemetery:
36.5684, -82.5977
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bear Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bear Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Bear Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Bear Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cloud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cloud Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Sensabaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sensabaugh Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sensabaugh Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Foust Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Foust Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foust Cemetery
- Phipps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Phipps Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps Cemetery
- Cloud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cloud Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Cemetery
- Sevier Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Francisco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Francisco Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Neil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Neil Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neil Cemetery
- Groseclose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Groseclose Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groseclose Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Kinkead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kinkead Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkead Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Dichner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dichner Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dichner Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Bear Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beartown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rotherwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Greenvale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Cherokee Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Morrison City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Frisco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Mount Carmel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Borden Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Horace ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Block City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Green Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Beechwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Church Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orebank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- New Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Fordtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
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 Bear Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bear Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Bear Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1276573 (Bear Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276573 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 468 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kingsport
- Location given for Bear Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5684333 Lon: -82.5976539
- 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 Sullivan, 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- Bear 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |