A visit to the Broken Valley 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 Broken Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Broken Valley Cemetery:
36.3868, -83.4105
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Broken Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Broken Valley Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Broken Valley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Broken Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Broken Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Epperson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Epperson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson Cemetery
- Hipsher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hipsher Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hipsher Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Rhea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rhea Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Cemetery
- Idol Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Idol Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mallicoat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mallicoat Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Clement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Clement Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
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- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Lathin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lathin Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathin Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Broken Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Broken Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thorn Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Caney Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Raven Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Bowen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Marshalls Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Bean Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wyatt Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Xenophon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Rutledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Mooresburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yount Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Tazewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wa-Ni Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- New Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Washburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Lulaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Galbraith Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Duck Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Head of Barren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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 southeast)
- East Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Sneedville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
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 Broken Valley 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 Broken Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Morristown
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Sneedville
- Tazewell
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 Broken Valley 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 Broken Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278455 (Broken Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278455 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: 388 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Howard Quarter
- Location given for Broken Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3867541 Lon: -83.4104564
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Broken Valley 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. |