A visit to the Beckham 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 Beckham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beckham Cemetery:
36.2493, -83.5427
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beckham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beckham Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies just to the north northeast of the Beckham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beckham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 37 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Beckham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beckham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Higgs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Higgs Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs Cemetery
- Buffalo Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Rutledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Rutledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Jim Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jim Walker Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Walker Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Tampico Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tampico Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico Cemetery
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- Massengill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Massengill Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Central Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Central Point Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Kidwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kidwell Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidwell Cemetery
- Kitts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kitts Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Branson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Branson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Joppa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Joppa Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Hammer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hammer Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Cemetery
- Greenlee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Greenlee Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee Cemetery
- Sitton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sitton Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitton Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Helton Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beckham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beckham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lulaville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Rutledge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Washburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Wa-Ni Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Bowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Maples ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Lea Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Jefferson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Talbott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
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- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Raven Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Luttrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zacharytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Alena ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Marshalls Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Caney Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Sandlick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- New Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Edna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Head of Barren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Morristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Barren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
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 Beckham 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 Beckham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jefferson City
- Luttrell
- Morristown
- New Market
- 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 Beckham 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 Beckham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1276739 (Beckham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276739 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: 413 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Joppa
- Location given for Beckham Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2492533 Lon: -83.5426803
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beckham 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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