A visit to the Big Ridge 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 Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Ridge Cemetery:
35.7559, -83.4796
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Ridge Cemetery is located in Sevier County<2>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Big Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Big Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Huskey Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Huskey Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Grove Cemetery
- McCarter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McCarter Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarter Cemetery
- Cartertown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cartertown Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartertown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cartertown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Gatlinburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2476531 <5>
- Proffitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Whitted Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Whitted Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitted Cemetery
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Cemetery
- McMahan Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Banner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Proffitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Zion Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- White Oak Flats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tudor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tudor Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tudor Cemetery
- Emerts Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Emerts Cove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerts Cove Cemetery
- Grassy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Grassy Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cemetery
- Catons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Forge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pigeon Forge Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Forge Cemetery
- Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hurst Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hurst Chapel Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Chapel Cemetery
- Ownby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ownby Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ownby Cemetery
- Bales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Headrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Headrick Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headrick Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gatlinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chalet Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Pittman Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Middle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Waldens Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Sevierville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wear Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Millican Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Catlettsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cosby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Dupont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Henry Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Boyds Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Oak City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Townsend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carson Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Seymour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Ridge Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gatlinburg
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
- Seymour
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 Big Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sevier 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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645385 (Big Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645385 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: Sevier
- Est. Elev: 522 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richardson Cove
- Location given for Big Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7559257 Lon: -83.4796072
- 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 Sevier, 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- Big Ridge 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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