A visit to the Big Hill 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 Big Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Hill Cemetery:
36.3776, -83.2602
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Hill Cemetery is located in Hawkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Big Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Big Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hileman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hileman Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hileman Cemetery
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Meadow Branch Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Branch Cemetery
- Isenberg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Isenberg Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenberg Cemetery
- Livesay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Livesay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moores Chapel Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Chapel Cemetery
- Bean Station Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bean Station Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Bassett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bassett Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dickson Cemetery is located in Mooresburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11350 <5>
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Lovett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lovett Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- McGinnis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Bloomer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bloomer Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer Cemetery
- Bowlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bowlin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Etter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Etter Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etter Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bean Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Galbraith Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Yount Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Marshalls Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Xenophon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Duck Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Thorn Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- East Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sneedville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Morristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Raven Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bulls Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Persia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Rogersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rutledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Eidson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
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 Big Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hawkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Morristown
- Rogersville
- Rutledge
- Sneedville
- Whitesburg
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 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 Big Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hawkins 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 Big Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1277311 (Big Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277311 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: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 383 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swan Island
- Location given for Big Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3775904 Lon: -83.2601731
- 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 Hawkins, 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 from Point A (ie- Big Hill 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. |