A visit to the Boyd 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 Boyd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boyd Cemetery:
35.8454, -84.6630
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boyd Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies just to the east northeast of the Boyd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boyd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Boyd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newcome Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Newcome Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcome Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Rockwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rockwood Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Rockwood.
- The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swicegood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13595 <5>
- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Kindrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kindrick Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindrick Cemetery
- Shillings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shillings Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillings Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Tedder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tedder Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedder Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kimbrough Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Abel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Delaney Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Cemetery
- Ault Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ault Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Post Oak Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pyott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pyott Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyott Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Postoak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Rockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cardiff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Glen Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Pioneer Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Midtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Emory Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Roddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harriman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Laddie Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bazel Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Lakewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Surprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Kries
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Deermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Hebbertsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Crab Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Lake Pomeroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
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 Boyd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardiff
- Kingston
- Oakdale
- Rockwood
- Spring City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Boyd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Boyd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278104 (Boyd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278104 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 270 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockwood
- Location given for Boyd Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8453508 Lon: -84.6629946
- 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 Roane, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boyd 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. |